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New judgement shows how perpetrators are able to play the family courts
New judgement shows how perpetrators are able to play the family courtsA family court judgment highlights how abusive parents can exploit the system: despite findings of serious abuse, a father’s claimed rehabilitation secured unsupervised contact while he simultaneously denied responsibility in criminal proceedings.
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A case that raises more than just the “administration of justice”: A letter to the Lady Chief Justice
A case that raises more than just the “administration of justice”: A letter to the Lady Chief JusticeAn open letter to the Lady Chief Justice in response to her judgement concerning the “administration of justice” in the Fordingbridge rape case where three boys convicted of 17 sexual offences against two girls were originally given non-custodial sentences.
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When judges get it wrong: Scrutiny for judges sentencing in the Crown Court
When judges get it wrong: Scrutiny for judges sentencing in the Crown CourtIn the wake of the Fordingbridge rape case, a criminal barrister examines the scrutiny of Crown Court sentencing decisions and the concerns the case has raised about judicial accountability.
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Protecting survivors standing for elections
Protecting survivors standing for electionsApsana Begum MP writes for Right to Equality about why she wants to change the law to ensure domestic violence survivors’ can access their democratic right to stand for election.
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Right to Equality calls for investigations into the conduct of Judge Tolson
Right to Equality calls for investigations into the conduct of Judge TolsonRight to Equality respond to the news that a mother has successfully appealed a decision from Judge Tolson, who wrongfully dismissed her allegation of rape that was still being investigated by the police.
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Statement on court of appeal teenage rape case ruling
Statement on court of appeal teenage rape case rulingRight to Equality call for reform after the Court of Appeal rule that a non-custodial sentence for two teenage boys found guilty of multiple counts of rape against two girls was unduly lenient.
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Why Children Are Removed After Abuse Disclosures (And What Needs to Change): Reshare from The Heartbreak to Happiness Podcast
Why Children Are Removed After Abuse Disclosures (And What Needs to Change): Reshare from The Heartbreak to Happiness PodcastThis is the second in a two-part series, produced in partnership with Sara Davison, The Divorce Coach, where we look into the shocking subject of child removal in private family proceedings in England and Wales.
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When Children are Taken from Loving Parents After Abuse Disclosures (What’s Really Happening): Reshare from The Heartbreak to Happiness Podcast
When Children are Taken from Loving Parents After Abuse Disclosures (What’s Really Happening): Reshare from The Heartbreak to Happiness PodcastThis is the first in a two-part series, produced in partnership with Sara Davison, The Divorce Coach, where we look into the shocking subject of child removal in private family proceedings in England and Wales.
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Special Episode: Take the Stand; Open Justice for All—The Power of Being Heard
Special Episode: Take the Stand; Open Justice for All—The Power of Being HeardLucy sits down with Charlotte and Juliana to talk about their podcast and critical work in the fight for survivor justice. Charlotte explains how survivors are routinely charged thousands of pounds to obtain their own court transcripts—a deeply unjust barrier to healing, accountability, and justice.
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![A father found by the family court to have perpetrated serious abuse against a mother and child. Therapeutic work, apparent “insight” — and unsupervised contact, progressing to overnight.
The mother asked the family court to pause contact. His plea, she argued, undermines the very remorse and insight on which contact was progressed — and she is the third person to report violence by him. Instead, the court focused on his right to defend himself and allowed contact to progress to every weekend. She now waits two more years to give evidence at his criminal trial.
In our new Family Court Blog, barrister Eleanor Marsh examines the judgment — and what it reveals: a system that lets perpetrators accept findings in one courtroom and deny them in another, prioritising court process over child and victim safety. Deny, attack, reverse victim and offender. When “self-defence” appears after findings of abuse, courts should recognise the pattern.
We are still waiting for the repeal of the presumption of parental involvement. While the future of the Courts and Tribunals Bill remains unclear, judgments like this continue to prioritise contact over safety.
Read the full blog — link in bio
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