New Guidance Issued on Domestic Abuse in Children Cases
In January this year High Court Family Judge Mr Justice Cobb set out his proposals to change the way the…
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Legal Aid Cuts – 4 Years On
On 31st March 2013 whole swathes of the population were stopped from accessing legal aid as a result of the…
Child Support: The “low income, capital rich” non-resident parent
The Child Maintenance Service has recently been criticised by a Senior High Court Judge Mr Justice Mostyn for enabling a…
Queen’s Speech 2017 – Focus on Domestic Violence
The Government’s legislative programme set out in the Queen’s Speech on 21st June 2017 contains two bills out of a…
Splitting Assets After a Short Marriage
A Court of Appeal judgement on 13th June 2017 in the case of Julie and Robin Sharp has muddied the…
Cross Examination: Should Domestic Abuse Victims be Cross Examined by Alleged Perpetrators
For a number of years there has been a debate about whether alleged perpetrators of domestic abuse should be allowed…