Go get your sunday reading on!

Whether it is intentional or not, the whole eco-system around reporting rape and seeking justice vigorously disincentivises the victim.

'A victim of rape said she was quoted £7,500 for a transcript from a 10-day crown court trial that resulted in the man who attacked and drugged her being jailed for 15 years.' | MPs urge government to scrap fees for court transcripts: shorturl.at/iqvL3

Yes threats of suicide are some of the most powerful forms of coercion as most people don't want someone to die, even when they've been abusive, especially if they a parent of their children as they are very aware of how those children will be impacted.

“ In the context of strategic government thinking, I’m not sure it’s that important.”

Simon Case, current Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service on the all-male Garrick, just before he resigned his membership.

“ We should be more ambitious in assessing people's potential for work” is just code for tick boxing and TARGETS, TARGETS,TARGETS.

We need to be better at understanding accountability.

“I’m sorry I offended you.” Or “I’m sorry you were offended.” is an apology without responsibility.

The person apologising doesn’t think they have done anything wrong. They are just sorry that YOU took it the wrong way.

Molly Ashcroft worked on this critically important case emphasising the need for proper regulation of experts for the safety of children:
thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024-0… #FamilyLaw #childrenlaw

Definitely worth listening to this ⬇️

If you think your company has a 'sick note culture', you might just have a terrible management culture instead.

The vast majority of workplace dysfunction I have seen as an employment lawyer stemmed from incompetent or abusive leadership - not lazy employees.

My special report out today in Law Society Gazette is published with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism. I interview a mother who alleges the evidence of a court-appointed psychologist was used by her ex-partner to bolster his harassment of her after she was accused of parental alienation. shorturl.at/GTV39

Mrs Justice Judd described the father as 'intimidating and bullying'. She found all the father’s allegations against the mother to be untrue: 'I reject the proposition she has obstructed contact, failed to promote the father to the children or alienated them in any way.”

In my latest report for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in partnership with Law Society Gazette one mother describes how the evidence of an unregulated psychologist was used by her 'hostile' ex to 'ramp up' harassment of her after she was accused of parental alienation. 🧵 shorturl.at/dsIY7

I still love giving talks especially discussion time, especially with young people. But the details of my story apart from the basic facts won't be part of it anymore.

No amount of payment can make up for that. Alcohol has become more and more of a crutch and no. I'm not doing that. I'm taking the problem out not compromising myself like I did for so many years campaigning to change the law.

Hello, I've made the decision to stop sharing my story of abuse and exploitation at talks, conferences, workshops, schools etc etc. The book is available to purchase for the details 💞

ITV News have been given exclusive stats revealing the UK's only helpline dedicated to helping victims of intimate image abuse received 54% more sextortion reports in 2023

This is so grim

The fab Ruth Weir 💙 welcoming delegates to kick off #VISIONADA2024 UKPRP Violence, Health and Society Consortium

This is literally me, after finding a free all day parking spot at the beach…( and where a 1hr coffee catch up ended up as 4hrs😂)