Unfit for Public Office: The case against Caroline Nokes MP
“Help us get justice for our children.” Matt and Nadine O’Connor Caroline Nokes is the Conservative MP for Romsey and Southampton North and the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Body Image. The MP faces serious questions about her own public image following a series of incidents and ongoing court action against her, which raises […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Courts try to ban public and F4J supporters from criminal trials
Pic: Matt O’Connor, Founder, Fathers4Justice The ongoing trial of Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor for a Section 5 Public Order Act Offence has now entered its 10th month. He was arrested just yards from his former Hampshire Home on 4th September 2014 after being challenged by Police Officers in the street over complaints he had made […]
F4J Founder says public ‘can have no confidence’ in IPSO after MP ruling
Pic: Caroline Nokes MP and the bite mark suffered by a victim at the home of F4J Founder Matt O’Connor. The Founder of Fathers4Justice today criticised the Independent Press Standards Organisation after he complained about the failure of the Romsey Advertiser newspaper to report the involvement of an MP in a violent incident at his home […]
#Election2015: Caroline Nokes Threatens Injunction against F4J ahead of Election
– Fathers4Justice have received correspondence from solicitors acting for Prospective Tory Parliamentary Candidate, Caroline Nokes, which they say is a matter of serious public interest – Nokes threatens INJUNCTION against Matt & Nadine O’Connor and Fathers4Justice in attempt to silence group before election after Fathers4Justice founder sent a letter to MPs defending Fathers4Justice from false allegations made by Ms […]
Judge in trial of Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor forced to stand down after admitting to knowing the Conservative Party chairman for Caroline Nokes MP
Courts in Hampshire today confirmed that District Judge Gillibrand (also a family court judge), who was due to hear F4J founder Matt O’Connor’s trial for a Section 5 Public Order offence last Friday, recused himself shortly before the trial began as he knew the Conservative Party Chairman for Caroline Nokes MP, Robin Colenso. Mr Colenso […]
F4J Founder Matt O’Connor’s trial adjourned for Judicial Review after public denied access
The trial of Fathers4Justice founder Matt O’Connor, for a Section 5 Public Order Offence linked to the Caroline Nokes MP dispute, was adjourned at a hearing on 20th February after Magistrates denied the public and defence witnesses access to the hearing. Mr O’Connor objected to taking part in the trial saying: “Members of the public […]
