domestic abuse
OPINION: A dangerous presumption?
I believe the culture of parental contact has gone too far, and by urging courts to grant it, we ...
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LSPOs through an economic abuse lens
The judicial approach to costs-capping for one party in LSPO cases puts them at a litigation disadvantage and risks replicating the mechanics of financial control
Protecting victim survivors of domestic abuse – best practice
Support for the vulnerable is a thread that runs through Resolution’s work and our Vision for Family Justice. We’ve asked our domestic abuse committee to share their thoughts on what members should keep in mind in everyday practice.
Coercive control and FR proceedings: Is it time to consign the “gasp” factor to the history books?
The growing understanding of coercive control has revealed some problems with how its effects can...
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Mediation and domestic abuse: shades of grey
Mandatory mediation seems to be off the cards for now, but the changes to PD3A may well mark an important shift in the approach to dispute resolution when abuse is an issue
Draft Guidance on Responding to Allegations of Alienating Behaviour
Resolution’s response to the Family Justice Council.
The role of IDVAs and ISVAs
Some thoughts on the new Practice Guidance: Independent Domestic Violence Advisers and Independen...
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Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse is when someone close to you, often your spouse or partner, causes you physical, sexual, 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. It is not necessary for there to be physical violence for domestic abuse to be serious.
Stuck parents: an unintended consequence of The Hague Abduction Convention 1980
Domestic Abuse Screening Information
This information is designed to help family solicitors and mediators who are not domestic abuse e...
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Good Practice Guide to Domestic Abuse Cases
This practice guide provides an overview of working within the Code of Practice when dealing with...
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An introduction to the work of SafeLives
This workshop was presented by Rosie Agnew, the Lead Trainer and Assessor for the charity SafeLiv...
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Domestic abuse, the new act, Re H-N and practice
It was with much interest and anticipation that I attended the session on domestic abuse, the new...
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Court of Appeal sets out wide-ranging domestic abuse guidance
Re H-N & ors provides a very useful steer on a number of significant issues in children proceedin...
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The use of intermediaries in the Family Court
This year I was lucky enough to be able to attend my very first Resolution National Conference. A...
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Current provision of Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes
Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programmes have stalled as a result of the pandemic. Now Cafcass and the Family Division President have agreed a new, temporary process where alternative options are considered when safe.
F v M: coercive and controlling behaviour
This judgment of Hayden J contains a wealth of advice and definitions to help practitioners with ...
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Domestic Abuse Protocol
DFJ's agree Domestic Abuse Protocol for London and the South East
F v H (Fact Finding) [2019] – 12 months later, what have we learnt?
C v D addresses the procedural issues and troubling assumptions made by the trial judge in F v H,...
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The Domestic Abuse Bill and the Harm Report
The new report stresses the need for fundamental reform and culture change. We must all take resp...
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What family lawyers need to know about criminal law: Offences
We set out below some of the offences most commonly encountered in cases where family and crimina...
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What family lawyers need to know about criminal law: Complainants
Although Corker Binning is a specialist defence firm, we appreciate that family lawyers experienc...
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What family lawyers need to know about criminal law: Suspects
What family lawyers need to know about criminal law: Introduction
As with most areas of contentious law, having to instruct a criminal or family lawyer is seldom a...
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The Domestic Abuse Bill: Once in a generation?
Is the Domestic Abuse Bill the rescue craft sought by the family justice system? This article for...
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Covid-19 and domestic abuse: the practical steps
The Covid-19 lockdown is an incredibly dangerous time for survivors of domestic abuse. It has bee...
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LAA expands evidence of domestic and child abuse
The LAA updated its guidance on acceptable evidence to make it easier for victims of domestic and...
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Draft Best Practice Guidance on Domestic Abuse
Resolution’s response to the Domestic Abuse Working Group of the Family Justice Council.
Resolution welcomes re-introduction of family justice legislation
Today's (19th Dec) Queen's Speech announced the re-introduction of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, and the Domestic Abuse Bill.
Resolution calls for “fairness for families” election pledge
Resolution has today written to political party leaders, urging them to prioritise much-needed family justice reforms in their election manifestos.
Reviewing the family court response to domestic abuse
Nicki Norman, Acting co-chief executive of Women’s Aid, reports for The Review on how Women’s Aid...
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Domestic Abuse Draft Bill – Report of the Joint Committee
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 Committee
The Domestic Abuse committee works to develop and promote the awareness of issues around all aspects of domestic abuse.
National Chair comments on government publishing draft domestic abuse bill
Margaret Heathcote, National Chair of Resolution, comments as government publishes their draft domestic abuse bill.
Resolution, The Law Society and Women’s Aid issue joint call to Government to urgently ban cross-examination of victims by their abusers in the family courts
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).
Transforming the response to domestic abuse
Resolution’s Domestic Abuse Committee responds to the consultation: Transforming the response to domestic abuse.
Resolution response: Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme
Resolution's response to the 2012 Home Office consultation on the cross-government definition of domestic violence.