Fathers4Justice founder agrees libel settlement with The Independent
The founder of Fathers4Justice, Matt O’Connor, has agreed a settlement with The Independent newspaper in libel proceedings. O’Connor had instructed M Law to begin libel proceedings over an article in which Caroline Nokes MP made a series of false and libellous allegations about O’Connor, his wife and Fathers4Justice in the newspaper. The Independent agreed to […]
Fathers4Justice founder given leave for Judicial Review of decision by courts to bar public from trial
The founder of Fathers4Justice was today given leave to move to Judicial Review a decision by Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) and Aldershot Magistrates Court, to bar members of the public entry to his trial for a Section 5 Public Order Act offence on 20th February 2015. Matt O’Connor, 48, from London, appeared […]
Open Letter to HHJ Cryan following recusal in MP Case
Wednesday 14th October 2015 Dear Judge Cryan, I understand you recused yourself in a case relating to the Caroline Nokes MP and my family recently, citing my conduct at a Fathers4Justice protest in 2003, which caused you and Justice Bracewell some distress. Firstly, can I say that I respect your decision to recuse yourself. It was […]
Fathers4Justice Campaigner in High Court Judicial Review over closed courts this Thursday
The founder of Fathers4Justice appears in the High Court (Royal Courts of Justice) this Thursday 15th October as he makes an oral application for leave to move for Judicial Review of a decision by Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunal Service to exclude members of the public from his trial for a public order offence on […]
Fathers4Justice say Children’s Hearings Scotland response makes no apology for ‘hate male’ ads
Fathers4Justice today said that Children’s Hearings Scotland failed to apologise for ads the group says are anti-male and discriminatory. You can read the Children’s Hearings Scotland statement here: http://www.chscotland.gov.uk/recent-news/2015/09/children’s-hearings-scotland-statement-about-‘barrier’-advertising-campaign/ Said F4J Founder Matt O’Connor, “The response from Children’s Hearings Scotland contains no apology, is deliberately misleading and illustrates an ingrained discrimination against dads in Scotland. Demonising […]
Fathers4Justice condemn Scottish ‘Hate Male’ Adverts
Fathers4Justice today condemned adverts by Children’s Hearings Scotland as discriminatory and anti-father and urged supporters to contact the organistion to ask them to withdraw the adverts with immediate effect. You can contact Children’s Hearings Scotland here: Website: http://www.chscotland.gov.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHScotland One poster shows a man in a kitchen about to beat his child. Another shows a man […]
Jeremy Corbyn opposes equal rights for dads
Despite being presented as a radical candidate for the Labour leadership, Jeremy Corbyn’s opposition to shared parenting is as depressing as it is predictable. Women only carriages trump 4 million fatherless kids every time. While other Labour MP’s like David Lammy, David Blunkett and Frank Field signed Early Day Motion 210 supporting shared parenting in […]
The Telegraph: Institutional discrimination against dads must end, says Matt O’Connor of Fathers4Justice
A wave of outrage swept social media after a series of posters went up in London saying “Domestic violence: dads – have the strength to change”. The poster, put up across the Royal Borough of Greenwich, shows a boy crying as a woman tries to defend herself from a man angrily raising a hand to […]
Fathers4Justice founder renews Leave application for Judicial Review in case R v. Aldershot Magistrates Court ex parte O’Connor [CO/1252/2015].
F4J leader Matt O’Connor has been granted an oral hearing in open court for his application for Leave to move for Judicial Review, in the Royal Courts of Justice on 15th October 2015. The application comes after members of the public, witnesses, and independent Hampshire County Councillor Tony Hooke, were excluded by Her Majesty’s Courts […]
Steve Brine MP responds to F4J request for information about the death of Haydn Burton
Fathers4Justice publish correspondence between F4J founder Matt O’Connor and Steve Brine MP about the death of fathers’ rights protestor Haydn Burton. From: “BRINE, Steve” <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:56:45 +0000 To: Matt O’Connor Cc: Fathers 4 Justice Office Subject: Re: Letter to Steve Brine from Fathers4Justice ref death of Haydn Burton Hi Matt, Thank you for your […]
