Abuse and hostility in the family court: Part one – ‘I don’t want my business being discussed’

In part one of another four-part series by Lara Feigel on London family courts, Lara encounters a case where a mother, who has experienced domestic abuse, objects to media coverage.

In the final part of a three-part series, Ruth Green writes on allegations of child retention, abduction abroad, and how the judge prioritises the children’s welfare.

In part two of her series about a week in Manchester Family Court, Ruth Green details various family law cases where some are fighting to hold onto contact with their children and others are applying to have it reinstated.

In part one of her three-part series about her week in Manchester Family Court, Ruth Green speaks with protesters, a barrister and a local authority solicitor.

Dr Gavin Evans shares his experience of a family court hearing concerning a nine month old baby whose mother died in childbirth.

Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno, PhD., Lecturer, University of Manchester, Founder and Director, SHERA Research Group and Dr Emma Katz, PhD., Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Edge Hill University wrote to The Bar Tribunal and Adjudication Services concerning Dr Proudman.

Read Co-Director Dr Adrienne Barnett’s Statement on the Bar Standards Board Case Against our Founder and Director Dr Charlotte Proudman

Right to Equality wrote to the Children’s Commissioner for England & Wales about the Family Courts and Safeguarding Failures in the Case of Sara Sharif

Dr Charlotte Proudman and Stephanie Hayward at Jesus College Cambridge Intellectual Forum on Affirmative Consent.

The letter requests that the Home Secretary commission a public inquiry into how Mohamed Al Fayed was able to sexually assault, harass and rape women with impunity for nearly four decades. It urges the Government inquiry to understand how allegations were handled by institutions, the…

In the final part of her four part blog series, Lara Feigel reports on a case hampered with delays, where a father is restricted to letter box contact.

This letter expresses our concern over the decision by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), under former DPP Claire Loftus, not to prosecute Conor McGregor and James Lawrence for alleged assault and rape against Nikita Hand. The recent civil court finding that…