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Hale widens definition of violent abuse

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thefinerthingsinlife · 05/02/2011 13:29

Lady Hale gave judgement last week that domestic violence extends beyond physical conduct to include other forms of violent conduct. This includes threatening or intimidating behaviour and any other form of abuse that directly or indirectly may give rise to the risk of harm.

Finally the courts seem to be beginning to understand the complexity of domestic violence

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Coleysworth · 05/02/2011 16:23

This is good news: Lady Hale is a thoroughly good egg. Did you see the programme on BBC4 a few days ago about the Supreme Court judges? She was brilliant.

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penelopestitsdropped · 05/02/2011 16:34

finally

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thefinerthingsinlife · 05/02/2011 16:35

No I didn't DH gets the Law gazette delivered to him at work and he tears out anything relating to women's rights for me, so that's how I found out. I wish I'd seen the programme.

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Coleysworth · 05/02/2011 16:46

It's still available to watch on bbc iplayer here - really well worth watching :)

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thefinerthingsinlife · 05/02/2011 16:50

Fab, thank you.

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Janos · 05/02/2011 18:44

Great news- about time!

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msrisotto · 06/02/2011 14:26

Thanks Coley, I'm watching it now

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Prolesworth · 06/02/2011 17:25

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msrisotto · 06/02/2011 17:28

I enjoyed it. It seemed a little fatalistic but perhaps inevitably so when one of the men said, essentially that they were all white, middle class men from private schools because that's the only way you could get into law in those days.

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EldritchCleavage · 07/02/2011 11:58

Notice how the DM reported it? There is a brilliant and stinging critique of it [http://nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/2011/01/on-the-naughty-step-a-bag-of-wind/ here]]