Honour based violence is an umbrella term used to describe practices which punishes individuals for their disobedience.

Separation can be a difficult and emotional time especially when it involves children. This week Resolution are celebrating Good Divorce Week and have created a guide to Parenting Through Separation, in order to help parents navigate this difficult time.

This week, we are supporting Resolution’s Good Divorce Week to help spread awareness about the ways parents can embrace a child-focused approach to separation. As part of their campaign, Resolution focus on the disputes that may arise between parties in respect of their children and how these may be resolved.

Elder abuse is defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring in any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. WHO further outlines that elder abuse constitutes a violation of human rights which can take the form of physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological/emotional abuse, financial abuse, neglect and serious loss of dignity and respect.

The government has published a draft bill to deal with unpaid rent arrears that arose during the pandemic. Landlords and tenants that have been unable to reach agreement on rent arrears accrued during the pandemic, facing a binding arbitration process.

The 137th Practice Direction Update came into force on 12th November 2021 bringing about further reform to the Disclosure Pilot Scheme (DPS) under Practice Direction 51U.

Our Court of Protection team have been following the progress of the #FreeBritney movement since earlier this year.

As Road Safety Week draws to a close it is important to raise awareness of the importance of celebrating our Road Safety Heroes.