As many will be aware, in recent weeks, the Hollywood actor Johnny Depp lost his libel case against The Sun, which described him as a ‘wife beater’ It keeps in the spotlight the difficult subject of domestic abuse, but perhaps this celebrity gossip could not have come at a more appropriate time to heighten public […]
In the ongoing drama that is Brexit, it is unfortunate that many other very worthy news stories are not getting the oxygen of publicity that they would in more stable times. That is why we feel we have to highlight some alarming recent figures that the number of people dying due to domestic violence in […]
Two sons who are fighting to free their mum after she killed her husband and their father in a brutal hammer attack has highlights coercive control behaviour. Sally Challen, was subjected to years of abuse from her husband, Richard, and ultimately killed him over 8 years ago. An update in the law has seen a […]
The terrible case of a man killing his wife and daughter before turning a gun on himself has brought the subject of coercive behaviour to the fore. Lance Hart murdered his wife Claire and daughter Charlotte in 2016 and the recent report by the local council into the tragedy concluded that it is vital that […]
For all legal firms dealing with Family Law matters the subject of domestic abuse is one of the more unpleasant aspects our profession has to deal with. Generally speaking, women and children find themselves having to live through some quite harrowing treatment. Also, in an age where so much information can be accessed online so […]
Domestic violence is a particularly disturbing area of law that family law experts have to deal with. The best family law experts in Staines or even Stranraer are agreed about an issue, which sees many people, mainly women, being treated in a way that no human being deserves to be. Therefore, a recent government decision […]
