HHJ Walker Appointed As Coventry And Warwickshire Family Judge

The President of the Family Division announced last week that HHJ Elizabeth Walker has been appointed as the Designated Family Judge for Coventry and Warwickshire. She will begin her new role on the 13th August 2020. Everyone at Today’s Family Lawyer wish HHJ Walker all the best in her new role.
Police Scotland To Share Data On Offenders

Following pressure from domestic abuse campaigners, Police Scotland has agreed to share data on dangerous offenders, such as those who commit domestic abuse, in order to protect future victims. Senior officers at Police Scotland, had stopped sharing intelligence it had on offenders with charities, councils and the NHS, to prevent GDPR breaches and to adhere […]
Parental Alienation – Loosening The Gordian Knot

Two recent cases, Re A (Children) (Parental Alienation) and In Re H (A Child) (Parental Alienation), have once again highlighted the need for lawyers and courts to be live to the possibility of parental alienation. Sir James Munby, recently called for a, “comprehensive international literature review of all the existing non-legal research into the existence, […]