domestic abuse

C v D addresses the procedural issues and troubling assumptions made by the trial judge in F v H,...

Here you can find Resolution's collection of Good Practice Guides designed to advise our members of good practice when carrying out their work.

The new report stresses the need for fundamental reform and culture change. We must all take resp...

We set out below some of the offences most commonly encountered in cases where family and crimina...

Although Corker Binning is a specialist defence firm, we appreciate that family lawyers experienc...

As with most areas of contentious law, having to instruct a criminal or family lawyer is seldom a...

Is the Domestic Abuse Bill the rescue craft sought by the family justice system? This article for...

The Covid-19 lockdown is an incredibly dangerous time for survivors of domestic abuse. It has bee...

The LAA updated its guidance on acceptable evidence to make it easier for victims of domestic and...

Resolution’s response to the Domestic Abuse Working Group of the Family Justice Council.

Today's (19th Dec) Queen's Speech announced the re-introduction of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, and the Domestic Abuse Bill.

Resolution has today written to political party leaders, urging them to prioritise much-needed family justice reforms in their election manifestos.

Nicki Norman, Acting co-chief executive of Women’s Aid, reports for The Review on how Women’s Aid...

This toolkit is designed to help family solicitors and mediators who are not domestic abuse exper...

This practice guide provides an overview of working within the Code of Practice when faced with the complex and sensitive matters associated with domestic abuse cases.

This introductory online course will give you an overview of domestic abuse, how it manifests itself and how you can identify if your client may have been a victim.

Resolution welcomes the report of the Parliamentary committee examining the draft Domestic Abuse Bill, and we hope the final Bill will reflect many of its recommendations.

Domestic abuse is when someone close to you, often your spouse or partner, causes you physical, social, mental, financial or emotional harm. The violence and abuse can be actual or threatened and can happen once every so often or on a regular basis.

The Domestic Abuse committee works to develop and promote the awareness of issues around all aspects of domestic abuse.

Margaret Heathcote, National Chair of Resolution, comments as government publishes their draft domestic abuse bill.

Resolution, The Law Society and Women’s Aid have issued a joint call to the government to urgently bring forward promised legislation banning the cross-examination of domestic abuse victims by alleged perpetrators in the family courts, ahead of a parliamentary debate on the progress in protecting victims of domestic abuse in the family courts today (Wednesday 18thJuly).

Resolution’s Domestic Abuse Committee responds to the consultation: Transforming the response to domestic abuse.

Resolution's response to the 2012 Home Office consultation on the cross-government definition of domestic violence.