June Venters KC

15/05/2023

Charities warn that new may harm victims of . Neighbours often mistake violence for antisocial behaviour with domestic abuse survivors are 4x more likely to face complaints.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/12/landlords-to-be-given-more-powers-to-evict-tenants-for-antisocial-behaviour

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Michael Gove to introduce bill strengthening lessors’ rights in England as charities warn of impact for domestic abuse victims

17/04/2023

Safe housing denied to 10,000 women in England fleeing domestic abuse.

Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/15/safe-housing-denied-to-10000-women-in-england-fleeing-domestic-abuse?CMP=share_btn_tw

Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless

13/04/2023

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-65129211

Mark Brooks OBE, of the The ManKind Initiative domestic abuse charity, says false claims - including the threat of making them - are "a particularly nasty form of domestic abuse".

"Those making them purposely play on the fact that commonly society only believes that a woman can be a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of a man," he says.

"They do great damage to a man's mental state, reputation and sense of identity which can last decades.

"They also do a great disservice to women who are victims of domestic abuse because it undermines their case for justice and need of support."

Ryan Kerrison tells how he was locked-up after his former partner maliciously claimed he abused her.

05/04/2023

Victims of controlling or coercive behaviour will now receive better protection, even if they don't live with their abuser.

The government has extended the offence to cover non-cohabiting partners.

More than half of murder cases looked at in an independent review involved controlling or coercive behaviour. | ITV National News

04/04/2023

Cases of smart tech-enabled domestic abuse are on the rise, with an increase of 258% between 2018 and 2022.

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/04/smart-tech-domestic-abusers-women?CMP=share_btn_tw

Access to doorbells, heaters and watches means that vindictive partners can control and torment wives and girlfriends, says the Guardian writer Coco Khan

23/03/2023

Expert Evidence in the Family Courts and the need for greater transparency.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/mar/23/uk-mps-call-for-inquiry-into-use-of-alienation-claims-in-parental-disputes?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Concern that unregulated experts’ diagnoses are being used to silence parents or undermine abuse allegations in England and Wales

23/03/2023

Mediation set to become compulsory in low-level family court cases.

https://www.juneventerskc.co.uk/news/mediation-set-to-become-compulsory-in-low-level-family-court-cases

20/03/2023

Expert Evidence in the Family Courts and the need for greater transparency.

President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has said that parliament must decide whether psychologists giving expert evidence in family court cases should be subject to a tighter regime following the judgment in F v M [2022] EWFC 89.

Continue reading: https://www.juneventerskc.co.uk/news/expert-evidence-in-the-family-courts-and-the-need-for-greater-transparency

17/03/2023

Murderers with a history of coercive behaviour towards their victims or who use extreme violence could face tougher sentences under new government plans.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64983762



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The government says the changes will mean more jail time for "those who kill women in the home".

09/03/2023

Clare’s Law can be accessed by men and women who feel that may be at risk.

Can more be done to protect victims of domestic abuse? Find out more here.

https://juneventerskc.co.uk/news/can-the-uk-government-go-further-than-clares-law--to-protect-the-victims-of-domestic-abuse

09/03/2023

Journalists have been allowed to report from 3 family courts as part of The Transparency Reporting Pilot for a period of 6-8 weeks.

More information on this pilot can be found here
https://juneventerskc.co.uk/news/journalists-allowed-to-report-from-family-court-proceedings-in-new-pilot-scheme-launching-in-january-2023-

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64874989

The BBC reports from the family courts as part of a pilot to improve transparency in the justice system.

09/03/2023

Clares Law was launched on 9 years ago and since then 15,666 people have been warned of partner's violent past.

More information on Clare's Law can be found here https://juneventerskc.co.uk/news/can-the-uk-government-go-further-than-clares-law--to-protect-the-victims-of-domestic-abuse