‘A mother of three murdered by her “controlling” partner was “not listened to or heard” by the authorities, a report has found.’
BBC News, 15th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The head of the Metropolitan Police has warned that large cuts to police budgets and other services will put public safety at risk.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Home Secretary Theresa May could soon announce a new offence in England and Wales to tackle domestic abuse. The law will cover coercive and controlling behaviour within a relationship, as legislation already exists to tackle violence. But why is it needed?’
BBC News, 8th December 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A number of women who report rapes are being ‘aggressively prosecuted’ by the police for perverting the course of justice, according to campaign group Women Against Rape.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘In the advice from the Government’s health agency, managers will be asked to spot sudden shifts in behaviour, or changes to clothing and appearance which may disguise bruising, and are to be encouraged to approach staff sensitively and offer help.’
The Independent, 21st November 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman whose council home has been fitted with a secure panic room to protect her from a violent ex-partner is going to court on Wednesday to challenge the government’s so-called bedroom tax.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An application for habeas corpus by a pressure group was completely “hopeless” and “entirely misconceived”. The appellant’s challenge to the decision of the judge below was equally devoid of merit. Third party applications are only appropriate where the prisoner is incommunicado or where the impediment preventing the prisoner from acting is ignorance or disability. It was entirely inappropriate in these circumstances, where the prisoner had been represented by counsel throughout the proceedings which resulted in her imprisonment, or where her detention had already ended before the application for habeas corpus was made.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th November 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said on Wednesday that investigations into the killer’s previous crimes were inadequate and there had been a catalogue of inaction and missed opportunities. Katie Cullen, 34, a senior nursing sister, was killed by her former partner Iman Saeed Ghafelipour, in October 2009.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A specific criminal offence should be created to deal with cases of domestic violence, the Law Commission has suggested in a consultation launched on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 12th November 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Syvil Lloyd Morris, Director of Famil Law at Bastian Lloyd Morris Solicitor Advocates, considers the developing interrelationship between the criminal and family jurisdictions in relation to cases of domestic violence.’
Family Law Week, 6th November 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Judge warns of trauma ‘unleashed’ by fallout from ‘known-donor fertilisation’ arrangement between former friends.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An 82-year-old puppy farmer has been jailed for at least 25 years for murdering his partner and her daughter in a double killing on his dog farm in Surrey.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An “obsessively jealous” former police officer who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend to death has been jailed for a minimum of 28 years.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
With the Scottish referendum dominating the headlines last month, the introduction of the new Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (“the Act”) has been somewhat overshadowed. However, fanfare or no fanfare, the Act is coming into force this month (in the main) on 20 October 2014. The Act not only marks the end of the “ASBO” but also introduces new, important powers aimed at “putting the victim first”. These powers are only useful, however, if people know about them.
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 13th October 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘A dog breeder shot his partner and her daughter in a “dreadful display of violence” after he claimed they had been tormenting him, a court heard.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Newport man has been jailed for life after he stabbed and strangled his girlfriend as she lay in the bath.’
BBC News, 6th October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘As the Tories attempt to dilute the treaty’s authority in the UK, James Cusick takes a look at the difference it has made.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who strangled his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend with a scarf has been jailed for life for her murder.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Growing numbers of domestic violence victims are being quizzed by their former partners in court due to cuts in legal aid which have led to a rise in litigation-in-person cases, family law specialists are warning.’
The Independent, 5th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘There was no general discretion under section E-DVILR 1.2(b) of Appendix FM of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 395) to provide public funds and for indefinite leave to remain to foreign nationals living in the United Kingdom who became victims of domestic violence.’
WLR Daily, 22nd July 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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