News (5)

Domestic abuse information ‘not adequately captured’ in child contact cases
Feb 6, 2023

Source	Scottish Legal News
Summary	tudy: Scottish Legal News 6 Feb
Linked Funders	Scottish Government
People	Richard Whitecross
Outputs	Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures
Org Units	Business School
Projects	Justice Analytical Services Call For Proposals - Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare Hearings Research
Research Areas	Child Protection Law and Legal Policy
Themes	Health Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy
URL	study-domestic-abuse-information-not-adequately-captured-in-child-contact-cases

Abuse 'should be noted' at hearings
Feb 3, 2023

Source	The Hearld
Summary	The Herald CHILD contact hearings in civil courts are not taking adequate account of domestic abuse convictions, according to researchers.
Linked Funders	Scottish Government
People	Richard Whitecross
Outputs	Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures
Projects	Justice Analytical Services Call For Proposals - Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare Hearings Research
Research Areas	Child Protection Law and Legal Policy
Themes	Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy

Lawyers fail to take account of domestic abuse
Feb 3, 2023

Source	The Scotsman
Summary	The Scotsman - p7 News. Child contact hearings in civil courts are not taking adequate account of domestic abuse convictions, according to researchers.
Linked Funders	Scottish Government
People	Richard Whitecross
Outputs	Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures
Projects	Justice Analytical Services Call For Proposals - Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare Hearings Research
Research Areas	Child Protection Law and Legal Policy
Themes	Health Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy

Child contact hearings failing to take account of domestic abuse, study finds
Feb 2, 2023

Source	The Courier
Summary	The Courier - 02/02/2023 Child contact hearings in civil courts are not taking adequate account of domestic abuse convictions, according to researchers. (Note: this story originated from Press Association and appeared across several Scottish news websites).
Linked Funders	Scottish Government
People	Richard Whitecross
Outputs	Domestic Abuse and Child Contact : the interface between criminal and civil procedures
Org Units	Business School
Projects	Justice Analytical Services Call For Proposals - Domestic Abuse and Child Welfare Hearings Research
Research Areas	Child Protection Law and Legal Policy
Themes	Health Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy

Family: Case management rules made for 2023
Nov 14, 2022

Source	Journal of the Law Society of Scotland
Summary	Implementation of recommendations of 2017 report prepared for the Scottish Civil Justice Committee.
Linked Funders	SCTS Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service
People	Richard Whitecross
Org Units	Business School
Projects	SCTS Research
Research Areas	Law and Legal Policy
Themes	Culture and Communities AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Child & Family Law and Policy
URL	https://www.lawscot.org.uk/members/journal/issues/vol-67-issue-11/family-case-management-rules-made-for-2023/