Mother advocates for legal change after daughter’s suicide following domestic abuse
Chloe Holland, a 23-year-old from Portsmouth, took her own life in February after enduring a year of both physical and emotional domestic abuse from her ex-partner, Marc Masterton, who has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Chloe and Marc had known each other since school and entered into a relationship that […]
Autumn Statement: Domestic Abuse Commissioner welcomes £12m funding boost
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, has welcomed the £12 million funding boost but states that we must see “more sustainable funding” for lifesaving services for victims’ safety and wellbeing. Jacobs said that domestic abuse has a significant personal cost to victims and an economic cost to society of at least £74bn in a year. […]
New-style scam alert warning
An outsourced compliance service provider has warned of a new-style scam they have intercepted involving criminals impersonating the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). The methodology involves individuals contacting law firms alleging to be from the SRA and asking to attend their offices onsite for a “pre audit meeting.” Contact is made via phone call from a […]