Today marked a landmark test case ending in the High Court, presided over by President Sir Andrew Mcfarlane and heard remotely in an unusual Open court. The permission for members of the public to listen in was granted previously on October 26th, however criticism has persisted of both journalists that…

I will begin with a short sociological quote I often refer to when providing support or legal assistance to parents in Family Court — Red Ants and Black Ants - the quote may have been misattributed to David Attenborough, closer study suggests it more likely taken from the Kurt Vonnegut…

For decades the public has laboured (conservatively) upon the government fed myth and indoctrinating propaganda that single mothers are a terrible scourge and dangerous; that children raised by single mothers come from ‘broken’ homes and most importantly, single mothers create disadvantaged and under performing (criminal) children in society. This has…

Having attended the 2022 British Psychological Society’s annual conference on Expert witnesses (in family court) the day revealed a far greater concern underlying the conference’s expected agenda — that despite it being positioned as being about expert witnesses in family court, there was an overwhelming lean on the contested psychological…

It is a familiar and evolving debate when discussing the exact or most appropriate term of those who have suffered abuse and trauma want to be known by — Domestic Abuse Victim or Domestic Abuse Survivor? Personally I have never felt comfortable using the term survivor, it didn’t sit well…

How much of what we believe is good for us can actually cause us harm? Harm can be viewed through a variety of lenses and none are more kaleidoscopic than the family courts. Social commentary and current awareness bring into focus the dangerous problem of unregulated ‘experts’ operating in family…

The Devastating Impact Of Fraudulent Experts In The Family Court In the recent address made by Sir Andrew McFarlane at the International Family Law Conference, it was his opening statements as to what his remaining time before retirement should be focused upon that were key — Transparency. “Namely, the processes…