Monthly Archives: June 2021

More protection for victims of domestic abuse

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has just been passed and seeks to raise awareness of domestic abuse, improve support and provide extra protection for victims. According to the policy factsheet published on the Government website, there are sadly 2.3 million victims of domestic abuse each year, of which two thirds are women. Staggeringly one in… Read more »

No Fault Divorce

Reforms to divorce law have been a long time coming, but it would seem that the new “no fault” divorce is to be introduced from April 2022 under the Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. Originally planned for autumn 2021, implementation has reportedly been delayed to provide time to complete and test work on the… Read more »