This Article was originally published in Family Law Week
Writing in Family Law Week, Coram Chambers Barrister Sarah Branson and Pupil Barrister Lucy Taylor consider, where we are now and provide application, procedure and tips, eight years on from coercive control becoming a recognised and illegal form of domestic abuse.
29th December 2023 marks the 8th year anniversary of coercive control becoming both a recognised and illegal form of domestic abuse. Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (“SCA”) created the offence of “controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship”. Our jurisdiction of England and Wales was the first in the world to criminalise this behaviour. Trailblazing in this area did mean that there was a limited understanding and guidance from international jurisprudence of what coercive control was, and how it could be identified.
To read the full article please follow this link to Family Law Weeks Website: Coercive control 8 years on: Application, Procedure & Tips – Family Law Week
