‘Make the world a Refuge’, a powerful short film exploring the diverse forms of domestic abuse, has been awarded Charity Film ...

Oral fluid (saliva) drug testing is classified as a ‘narrow-window’ (short-term) testing method, meaning it can be used to ...

When reviewing current costs limitation for Child Abduction and Wardship it has been agreed following consultation and feedback that the cost limit for the substantive certificate will increase from ...

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 prohibits alleged perpetrators of domestic abuse and their victims from cross-examining each other, with the court appointing legal practitioners to carry out ...

Family law is an arena for everyone. Every kind of person has the potential to frequent these courts hoping for justice. It is therefore common place for users who have sight-impairment, mobility ...

In a recent press release, Womens's Aid have stated: "As outlined in a previous update, Women’s Aid have increased our minimum annual funding settlement for specialist domestic abuse services to align ...

This article examines the difficult and often emotive issue of disclosure of highly personal information about one party to other parties within public law proceedings under the Children Act 1989. The ...

Section 18 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 also known as Jade’s Law will place a mandatory duty on the Crown Court to make a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) suspending the parental responsibility ...

Mrs Justice Arbuthnot held that AZ, an 11 year old, lacked Gillick competence to decide the future of her pregnancy. Her parents were regarded as too unreliable to make a decision for AZ; it was, ...

Sharing information about a case is sometimes called ‘disclosure of information’ or ‘communication of information’. The law allows you to share information about your case only in specific ...

Two recent family court decisions explore whether the statutory threshold under the Children Act 1989 can be met when parental harm occurs before a child’s birth or after a parent’s death. In Re W (A ...

The NSPCC recently commented that "most UK adults believe emotional abuse in childhood can have a lasting psychological effect but one in six cannot spot the signs." They continued: "We want to remind ...