Re V (A Child) (Inadequate reasons for findings of fact) [2015] EWCA Civ 274

Domestic abuse: Fundamental failings

Harry White discusses a controversial decision involving the approach to evidence of domestic abuse and procedural requirements in such cases ‘The judge’s conclusions were predicated upon a presumption that the mother should have physically resisted the father in order to establish her non-consent, which was plainly wrong.’ On 8 August 2019, HHJ Tolson QC made …

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Domestic Abuse: Safety first

Claire Molyneux and Louise Spalding recap developments to date regarding further protection for victims of domestic abuse within children proceedings ‘Children’s experiences of domestic abuse and its impact on them should always be fully considered by the family court judiciary with an acknowledgement that post-separation abuse is commonly experienced by non-abusive parents.’ When Theresa May …

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