Mary Henry (Independent)

I second the amendment. I am quite sure the Minister is as concerned as we are to ensure there should be nothing voyeuristic about attendance at family law cases. It is the concern of all of us to allow a body of jurisprudence on family law to be built up to give judges, barristers and solicitors an idea of what each is doing. We must also ensure the public realises how serious some of these cases are but that should not mean only the most sensational cases are reported. This is especially true of cases which involve people in the public eye or those who are not in a position to defend themselves by taking court cases where they are all too readily identified from details reported. This amendment is the best way we could think of to address the concerns we all share.