Contact after Findings of Domestic Abuse
Teena Dhanota-Jones, Consultant at Simons Muirhead Burton, analyses a recent case involving the interplay of the law on contact and Practice Direction 12J on domestic abuse.
Simons Muirhead Burton. analyses a recent case involving the interplay of the law on contact and Practice Direction 12J on domestic abuse.
Introduction
R (no order for contact after findings of domestic abuse) [2020] EWFC B57is an important case heard at the Family Court in Oxford by HHJ Vincent. It involved the application of the law on contact and PD12J on domestic abuse. HHJ Vincent sets out the law and procedure succinctly.