Our New Service for Victims of Domestic Abuse
It’s hard to believe that it’s 20 years since I started up our domestic abuse department at Watson Ramsbottom and I’m proud of the work that we’ve done to help thousands of [...]
Surge of Domestic Abuse Murders During Lockdown
For victims of coercive control living under lockdown is the norm as their every move is dictated by their abuser. We might find it frustrating not to be able to see our [...]
Guidance Regarding Child Contact During Lockdown
Rachel Horman discusses the guidance around child contact arrangements during the Covid 19 crisis. The government has confirmed that travelling between separated parents for the purposes of facilitating contact handover is [...]
Are you worried about how Covid-19 will affect your child arrangements?
Rachel Horman said that she had been bombarded with enquiries from worried parents about how the isolation rules or school closures would affect the arrangements they had in place about the [...]
Yasmeen’s story is hard to watch, but is no exaggeration on daily reality for many
I have heard lots of complaints recently on social media from people complaining that the Coronation Street storyline illustrating Yasmeen becoming a victim of Coercive Control from her partner Geoff [...]
Reflections On Coercive Control
I have always been passionate about women’s rights and I am proud to call myself a feminist. However, I never dreamed when I was writing my dissertation on domestic violence [...]
Why I felt that a book for victims involved in the family courts was necessary
Every week I receive dozens of enquiries from victims representing themselves or victims who are unhappy with their representation in family court cases where coercive control is a feature. Coercive [...]
Today we have issued Judicial Review Proceedings to protect victims of domestic abuse failed by the MOJ
We have today issued proceedings for a judicial review against the Secretary of State for Justice and Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service of the decision to release a dangerous […]
Coercive Control and the case of Sally Challen
The case of Sally Challen is being heard by the Court of Appeal today and I was asked about what the impact of a successful appeal would be by Emma […]
The Foreign Office is treating Forced Marriage as a family dispute rather than a serious criminal offence which is shameful
A recent report detailing that British Citizens who are victims of forced marriage are being made to pay for their own rescue and repatriation to the UK highlights the terrible […]