A landmark judgment on ‘alienation’, child removal and experts

This is Part Four of a four-part blog series by Lara Feigel examining a contested family court case involving allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation. This final instalment follows the parties back to court months after the child’s abrupt transfer of residence,…

This is Part Three of a four-part blog series by Lara Feigel examining a contested family court case involving allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation. Focusing on the judge’s findings and final decision, ultimately leading to the child’s immediate removal from her mother’s care….

A blog post from our Head of Policy, Lucy Hayton, on the significance of a new judgment from the President of the Family Division involving so-called “parental alienation”, child removal and experts in family courts.

This is Part Two of a four-part blog series by Lara Feigel examining a contested family court case involving allegations of domestic abuse and parental alienation. Focusing on the father’s cross-examination, this instalment considers how recorded arguments, disputed threats and conflicting accounts are interpreted in…

Right to Equality has been shortlisted for Not-for-Profit Organisation of the Year at the Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2026.

This is Part One of a four-part blog series by Lara Feigel examining a contested West London family court case involving allegations of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and parental alienation, and the impact of those findings on a child’s living arrangements.

Jessica Bradley reports on her recent successful application to access the reports of an expert psychologist in family court

Alongside other sector colleagues, we’re calling on the Judicial College to ensure family judges receive specialist domestic and sexual abuse training.

Tess Reidy reports on a private law family case where the contact arrangements between a two year old girl and her father are being decided.

In this blog post, Emma Fielding, a criminal barrister, reflects on the difficulties faced by prosecutors when there have been parallel family and criminal court proceedings. Emma provides examples of scenarios where this could be problematic and makes suggestions for what actions prosecutors could take…

Following a recent landmark judgment, Right to Equality has written for a second time to the President of the Family Division, the Lord Chancellor and the Minister for Family Justice to request a review of all cases of child removal where an unregulated expert was…