-
Landmark Decision to Repeal the Presumption of Parental Involvement
Landmark Decision to Repeal the Presumption of Parental InvolvementRight to Equality welcomes today’s announcement by the Government that it will repeal the legislative presumption of parental involvement that for too long has put children and victims at risk.
-
Statement of intent on training for family court judges
Statement of intent on training for family court judgesAlongside other sector colleagues, we’re calling on the Judicial College to ensure family judges receive specialist domestic and sexual abuse training.
-
“A long way to go for the child to feel comfortable”
“A long way to go for the child to feel comfortable”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.
-
Action Against Child Removal: Survey Findings
Action Against Child Removal: Survey FindingsA new survey reveals rising child removals from mothers in family courts, often linked to pseudoscientific ‘parental alienation’ claims amid domestic abuse concerns.
-
Where criminal trials and family court proceedings collide
Where criminal trials and family court proceedings collideIn 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…
-
Request to review all cases of child removal involving an unregulated expert
Request to review all cases of child removal involving an unregulated expertFollowing 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…
-
Landmark Decision to Repeal the Presumption of Parental Involvement
Landmark Decision to Repeal the Presumption of Parental InvolvementRight to Equality welcomes today’s announcement by the Government that it will repeal the legislative presumption of parental involvement that for too long has put children and victims at risk.
-
Parental responsibility to be restricted for more child sex offenders
Parental responsibility to be restricted for more child sex offendersRight to Equality welcomes the decision by the Government to extend measures to restrict parental responsibility for more child sex offenders in the Victims and Courts Bill.
-
Legal submission: The role and scope of Qualified Legal Representatives (QLRs)
Legal submission: The role and scope of Qualified Legal Representatives (QLRs)In June 2025, Right to Equality was invited by the High Court to make submissions in a legal case which was considering whether a solicitor or barrister representing a defendant in criminal proceedings should also be able to act as a Qualified Legal Representative (‘QLR’)…
