A new offence for domestic abuse
A new domestic violence offence of "coercive and controlling behaviour" within relationships has been announced…
September 23, 2015 By Sarah Bell
New figures show scale of heartache for grandparents in split families
New figures released today (20 May 2015) show that over 8,000 grandparents sought advice from…
September 23, 2015 By Stephens Scown
1300 domestic abuse disclosures made under Clare’s law
The BBC reported this week that following the introduction of Clare’s Law over 1,300 domestic…
January 30, 2015 By Mark Smith
Is the law on domestic violence changing?
Domestic violence is generally a hidden crime - it happens behind closed doors. Sadly it is…
September 23, 2014 By Stephens Scown
Courts to fund legal costs for unrepresented parties
Since the changes introduced by the Legal Aid Agency in April 2013, there has been…
September 5, 2014 By Mark Smith