High Court to hear Rights of Women’s legal challenge to restore access to legal aid f

[Legal Beagles]

On Friday 19 September the High Court will consider whether to grant permission for Rights of Women’s legal challenge of the lawfulness of government changes to legal aid to be heard. These changes are preventing victims of domestic abuse from getting legal aid for family cases, even when it is clear there has been violence, […]

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[SpringerSpaniel]

Re: High Court to hear Rights of Women’s legal challenge to restore access to legal a

This was successful at permission stage. The full case will be heard later in the year.

[PAWS]

Re: High Court to hear Rights of Women’s legal challenge to restore access to legal a

The statistics are stark: two women are killed each week by a current or former partner and 500 recent victims of domestic violence commit suicide every year.

Enough is enough.
Everyone, be they man, woman or child has the right to feel safe in their own home and to be protected by the law.
This gives a bit more info on the subject.
http://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/pdfs/Policy/Evidencing_domestic_violence_II.pdf