Domestic Violence

Action needed to improve protection against violence for women and girls

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has submitted a report to the UN outlining the action needed to improve protection against violence for women...

Domestic Abuse Bill consultation and the Law Society’s response

On the 31 May, the Government published a consultation in preparation for the new Domestic Abuse Bill, which was proposed...

Should victims be cross examined by domestic abusers in the family courts?

Since the abolition of Legal Aid for the majority of family cases in 2013, many individuals are making applications to court without legal representation...

What constitutes coercive behavior in an intimate relationship?

Domestic abuse may not always be in a physical form. A victim may not recognise that coercive behaviour has taken place as any specific incident...

Jemma Dally acts for Family Rights Group in Supreme Court case of Williams and another (Appellants) v London Borough of Hackney (Respondent) UKSC 2017/0037

Jemma Dally, Partner and Head of our International Child Care Department acted for Family Rights Group, a leading charity...

Domestic Abuse & Children update: New Practice Direction 12J

The President of the Family Division has issued a circular dealing with domestic abuse and containing a new Practice Direction (PD) 12J...

The dangers in cutting government funding for domestic violence support services.

Government cuts to policing and specialist services for victims of domestic abuse may impact on the extent to which perpetrators of domestic violence...

Cross examination of alleged victim by their abuser to be reviewed in proposed changes

This article published by the Guardian on 4 January 2017 explores an interesting and overdue potential development...