Evidence to the House of Lords Domestic Abuse Act Committee
I recently gave evidence to the House of Lords Domestic Abuse Act committee on 21 May 2026 on why the current definition of domestic abuse isn't working. It felt appropriate to be alongside Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE, CF as she and I used our research to successfully campaign for better protection for survivors back in 2021 when we persuaded the government to extend criminal law protection to survivors who had escaped from their abusers.
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Rook & Ward’s seminal ‘Sexual Offences Law and Practice’
On 22 January 2026 I hosted the launch of the seventh edition of Rook & Ward’s seminal ‘Sexual Offences Law and Practice’ in the atrium at the City Law School, that was packed (as you would expect) with judges, barristers, prosecutors and the wider sector coming together to pay tribute and celebrate a very special text. This book has covered the whole of criminal justice process from investigation to trial, sentence and post sentence for over thirty years. It continues to pro
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