A survey carried out by Women’s Aid, Welsh Women’s Aid and Right of Women has found that six out of ten victims of domestic violence are unable to access legal aid to protect themselves. At Higgins Miller we have found that although we have many enquiries for those who have suffered domestic violence a large […]
Greater Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Tony Lloyd, is urging communities in greater Manchester to join together to bring an end to domestic abuse. He says, “there is no place for this cruelty and brutality in our communities and that is why I am calling upon the people of Stockport to join me in taking […]
Domestic abuse experts are going to be based in hospital A&E units in Greater Manchester to identify and give support to victims. The scheme has been launched by Greater Manchester Police and Mr Lloyd; the Crime Commissioner with a view to further tackling the issue of domestic abuse. A team of five domestic abuse workers […]
The mother of Hannah Fisher who was murdered by her boyfriend in 2009 has called for education on the issue of domestic violence to be made compulsory in schools. She believes that if children are educated as to how a healthy relationship works and what controlling behaviour looks like then there is less risk of […]
Nigella Lawson and her Husband, Charles Saatchi, are to divorce following photographs of him with his hands around her throat. Mr Saatchi was criticised in the media over the photographs and accepted a police caution in relation to the assault. In an article in the Mail on Sunday Mr Saatchi says that he commenced proceedings […]
Greater Manchester Police have revealed that since September 2012 53 disclosures have been made under Clare’s Law, which allows people to apply for information to see if a partner has a history of domestic violence. The scheme is designed as a preventative measure to protect people from being at risk of violence from a partner and […]
From 1st April 2013 Legal Aid will change significantly. In most areas of private family law legal aid will no longer be available regardless of financial circumstances. There will be some limited exceptions to this, principally: Applications for injunctions for protection from domestic violence. Cases where the applicant is the victim of domestic violence, to […]
The TV presenter Justin Lee Collins has been found guilty of harassing his former girlfriend, Anna Larke, by St Albans Crown Court. The court found that Mr Collins subjected Miss Larke to a campaign of abuse during their relationship which incuded him keeping a record of her sexual history and disposing of DVDs that starred […]
A new definition of domestic violence has today been adopted by the government. A definition was adopted in 2004 which referred to domestic violence as “incidents of threatening behavior, violence or abuse.” That definition has now been widened to include “controlling, coercive or threatening behaviour.” This will cover verbal, psychological and financial abuse. The new […]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=endWyk1mONk[/youtube] Rhianna has been talking to Oprah Winfrey about being a victim of domestic violence at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, Chris Brown. This is an issue which affects many women and men the world over. It is a very complex issue and a victim’s feelings can often appear odd to those outside of the […]