Victims Code

At the beginning of April, the government announced that the new victims code came into force. The code offers more support than previously to victims. The code will help inform the Victims Law which is due to be consulted on.

Domestic Abuse Bill

The Domestic Abuse Bill has been passed. The bill will create a statutory definition of domestic abuse, provide for new Domestic Abuse Protection Notice and Orders, prohibit perpetrators of abuse from cross-examining their victims, create a presumption that victims of...

BREXIT

For family lawyers, there are a number of implications and practical considerations arising after Brexit. The two main EU regulations likely to be encountered by practitioners on a day-to-day basis are Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003...