“I’m telling the truth” Day Three in London Family Courts

In part three of her four part blog series, Lara Feigel reports on the harrowing experience of a domestic abuse survivor giving evidence in family court.

Lucy Hayton summarises why recent comments from the President of the Family Division on the Cleveland Scandal are important and offer hope for a new approach to child sexual abuse in family courts.

In part two of a four part blog series by Lara Feigel, we hear about a case where a father applies to drastically vary a contact order and make himself the primary parent.

Part one of a four part blog post series by journalist Lara Feigel. Lara shares her experience of a week spent in the London family courts as part of a new pilot scheme to improve transparency and reporting on family court cases.

Joanna Ong examines the profound societal and legal challenges victims face in seeking justice. Despite international human rights protections, cultural norms often privatise sexual violence, allowing perpetrators to evade accountability with the support of “implicated subjects”—those close to the abuser who defend their reputation.

Read our Letter to Lord Bellamy on the Presumption of Contact

Read our letter to Ministers Davies-Jones and Lord Ponsonby on the Presumption of Contact.

Guest blog by Anna Smith*, a former magistrate, who writes on her experiences during the training process.

Read Right to Equality’s Briefing on Amendments to the Victim’s Bill. We were pleased to contribute to this work and wholeheartedly call on our government to implement these changes to benefit survivors.

Read the OpEd by Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers discussing how the family court does not understand abuse. First published in the December 2023 edition of the Family Law Bar Association magazine, Family Affairs

Read Louise Tickle’s guest blog post for Right to Equality detailing the recent work undertaken to expose a biased judge and maintain accountability in the court.

In celebration of Trans Awareness Week, join us in discussing why feminism is, and must continue to be, trans-inclusive!