Journalist Louise Tickle is one of a handful of reporters who covers a secretive and little known area of UK life… the family courts. In this episode she explains the many challenges she faces in reporting even the most egregious cases of wrong-doing, and talks through a potentially precedent setting case.

Read all about it:

https://openfamilycourt.wordpress.com/

https://www.patreon.com/louisetickle

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/19/right-open-family-courts-scrutiny-high-court

Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan

Production support: Cheeka Eyers

Theme music: Dice Muse

This series of The Tip-Off is brought to you with support from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and funding from Charities Aid Foundation.

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