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The Victims and Prisoners Bill had its report stage and third reading on Monday 4th December 2023 and was passed. It will now proceed to the House of Lords for consideration. A Bill to make provision Read More

Women’s Aid launch 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign calling for urgent investment in specialist domestic abuse services. On International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls, Women’s Aid Read More

The Home Office are seeking views on the definition of child to parent abuse (CPA). The Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan committed to developing a sector agreed definition and updating the guidance for frontline professionals in Read More

As part of its response to Clare Wade KC’s Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review, the Government has asked the Law Commission to review the use of defences in domestic homicide cases.  In 2004 the Law Commission Read More

The UK government has introduced a programme allowing early release for some prisoners, including domestic violence offenders, to alleviate severe overcrowding in prisons, as reported by The Times. This directive, part of the “end of Read More

The Law Society of England and Wales is concerned about the lack of legal aid for families where children are being deprived of their liberty. A campaign launched by the Family Rights Group today shines Read More

Nuffield Foundation has appointed Jenny Beck as Chair of the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory’s board. Jenny Beck is a family lawyer, founding partner and Director of Beck Fitzgerald, committed to accessible and fair justice Read More

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has published new research concluding that proportionate regulation has a role to play in supporting the rule of law and responding to lawyers’ unethical conduct.  The report, by Professor Richard Read More

An Australian practice management system has formally launched in the UK at this year’s Legalex Conference. Smokeball is a cloud practice management platform first launched in Australia in 2008 and since then has expanded in Read More

A senior judge presiding over a family court in Milton Keynes was hospitalised following an assault by a self-represented litigant. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning, with details of the attack and the nature of Read More

The CNC is proud to announce a partnership with Refuge in a bid to support all abuse victims. The partnership also allows CNC to provide help to any victim of domestic abuse carried out by Read More

LawtechUK has opened its Lawtech Scaler Programme for applications.  This programme, designed for founders of UK registered companies who already have a lawtech product in market, will enable them to turn early-stage traction into a Read More

A consultation looking at whether domestic killers should receive tougher sentences if they subject their victims to a campaign of coercive and controlling abuse, has been launched by the Lord Chancellor. Ministers will also consider Read More

New research from family justice body Resolution has found most people back a change in the law to give cohabiting people more rights. Currently couples have few or no rights in the event of a Read More

The Arbitration Bill has passed its first reading and is is concerned with arbitration, which is typically when disputes are resolved by an arbitrator who is privately appointed rather than by a judge sitting in Read More

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released shows that domestic abuse is still the biggest social issue impacting women with an estimated 1.4 million women experiencing this crime in the last year. The police recorded 889,918 Read More

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has announced that they will not be imposing an overall cap on claims against the compensation fund as a result of the Axiom Ince intervention. Furthermore, the SRA has provided Read More

Cafcass is establishing a new practice reference group to further strengthen the quality and impact of work with children and families in family law proceedings where domestic abuse is known. The group will be co-chaired Read More

Windsor-based Charles Coleman has acquired acquires local firm Seakens Solicitors and expanded it’s operations into Virginia Water. The combined business will operate under the Charles Coleman LLP Solicitors name with the Virginia Water office Read More

Burgess Mee Family Law has announced the appointment of private client lawyer, Georgina Crane, as a legal director.  Georgina was previously a senior associate at London law firm, EMW LLP and will now focus on Read More