‘Resolution’s Report on Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings: An Overview of the Key Findings and Recommendations.’
Financial Remedies Journal, 8th October 2024
Source: financialremediesjournal.com
‘Family Court Advisors and Children’s Guardians will no longer use language such as ‘claims’ or ‘alleges’ in reports to court, using instead the words of children and adults who are victims of domestic abuse, in line with a new Domestic Abuse Practice Policy published by Cafcass.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Judges in the family courts are using victim-blaming and gender-biased language towards domestic abuse survivors, AI analysis of judgments and appeals in England and Wales reveals.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former sub-postmaster serving life in prison for murdering his wife is seeking a fresh appeal of his conviction, arguing the Post Office Inquiry has shed new light on his case.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Care leavers under 25, domestic abuse survivors and all UK Armed Forces veterans are to be exempt from rules which require a connection to a local area before accessing social housing, the Government has announced.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Holly Bramley was murdered by her husband, Nicholas Metson, at their Lincoln home in March 2023. Holly’s family have been speaking to the BBC’s Jo Makel about the abusive relationship that ended with her death and how they are supporting a campaign against domestic violence in her honour.’
BBC News, 26th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse yet many operate with impunity due to forces failing to properly hold them to account, according to new research.’
The Independent, 18th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The family of a woman killed by her ex-partner have had an appeal against his release refused.’
BBC News, 12th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A section 91(14) order is also sometimes known as a ‘barring order’, but this is misleading. Orders made under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989 stop a named person from making any application under the Children Act 1989 without the court’s permission.’
2DRJ, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.2drj.com
‘A mother found to have been raped by her ex-partner was “devastated” after the family court permitted the convicted sex offender to have contact with their child.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A successor agreement to the Covid-19 clinical negligence protocol has been launched , which encourages the NHS to provide a “meaningful letter of apology” where liability is admitted and identify any patient safety lessons.’
Legal Futures, 28th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Domestic abuse survivors warn that – inside the secretive family courts – they are being ‘retraumatised’ by the legal system, and say judges are the worst offenders.’
The Independent, 17th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Domestic abuse survivors warn that – inside the secretive family courts – they are being “retraumatised” by the legal system, and say judges are the worst offenders.’
The Independent, 16th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Nearly 130,000 babies were present at or were affected by an incident of domestic abuse in the past three years, new data from England’s police forces shows.’
The Independent, 8th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This post discusses the current approach to domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings. For those short on time and unable to read the post in full, the key conclusions you need to be aware of are; the recent decision of Mr. Justice Peel in N v J [2024] EWFC 184 is important and says if you want the court to consider domestic abuse as part of your case you will need to follow the procedure in Tsvetkov v Khayrova [2023] EWFC 130; it also says that domestic abuse will only potentially be taken into account by the court if it is exceptional and has had a negative financial impact on the alleged victim.’
Transparency Project, 8th August 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘An “evil man” who strangled his wife for having an online affair and dumped her body in a river has been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 30th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Crimes involving violence against women and girls have surged by almost 40 per cent in England and Wales in recent years, according to a new report.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The security service can continue to neither confirm nor deny whether a man who attacked his girlfriend with a machete was an MI5 agent, judges have ruled.’
BBC News, 16th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A case management hearing during which a mother was excluded as a future carer for her child was unjust because of a procedural irregularity and must be heard by a different judge or recorder, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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