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“Have we learned nothing?” A case with echoes of Sara Sharif.
“Have we learned nothing?” A case with echoes of Sara Sharif.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:54 PM
“Have we learned nothing?” A case with echoes of Sara Sharif.
OUT OF CONTROL • What if everything you knew or thought you knew about someone was a lie?
OUT OF CONTROL
What if everything you knew or thought you knew about someone was a lie?
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
OUT OF CONTROL • What if everything you knew or thought you knew about someone was a lie?
How Family Courts Are Failing Britain’s Sexually Abused Children. • Something doesn’t add up:
How Family Courts Are Failing Britain’s Sexually Abused Children.
Something doesn’t add up:
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
How Family Courts Are Failing Britain’s Sexually Abused Children. • Something doesn’t add up:
She Helped Change the Law on Abuse. Now the Courts Have Taken Her Child • A life lived in the dark...
She Helped Change the Law on Abuse. Now the Courts Have Taken Her Child
A life lived in the dark...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
She Helped Change the Law on Abuse. Now the Courts Have Taken Her Child • A life lived in the dark...
The Path Towards to Peace? • Or is it Efficiency Versus Safety?
The Path Towards to Peace?
Or is it Efficiency Versus Safety?
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Path Towards to Peace? • Or is it Efficiency Versus Safety?
Family Court handled nearly 68k new cases between July and September. • Amidst increased protection concerns
Family Court handled nearly 68k new cases between July and September.
Amidst increased protection concerns
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Family Court handled nearly 68k new cases between July and September. • Amidst increased protection concerns
37,000 survivors of sexual offences in England and Wales have been left waiting over three years for police investigations into their cases.
37,000 survivors of sexual offences in England and Wales have been left waiting over three years for police investigations into their cases.
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
37,000 survivors of sexual offences in England and Wales have been left waiting over three years for police investigations into their cases.
Judge Victim Shames mother driven to attempt suicide following allegations of domestic violence by man with conviction for stabbing previous partner • Stabbing a partner should never be treated as historic
Judge Victim Shames mother driven to attempt suicide following allegations of domestic violence by man with conviction for stabbing previous partner
Stabbing a partner should never be treated as historic
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Judge Victim Shames mother driven to attempt suicide following allegations of domestic violence by man with conviction for stabbing previous partner • Stabbing a partner should never be treated as historic
Family Court - The Mathematics of Despair
Family Court - The Mathematics of Despair
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Family Court - The Mathematics of Despair
The Glamourisation of Violence • Why the Film and Gaming Industries Must Stop Normalising Familial Abuse.
The Glamourisation of Violence
Why the Film and Gaming Industries Must Stop Normalising Familial Abuse.
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Glamourisation of Violence • Why the Film and Gaming Industries Must Stop Normalising Familial Abuse.
The Protocol: How Family and Criminal Courts Should Share Information
The Protocol: How Family and Criminal Courts Should Share Information
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Protocol: How Family and Criminal Courts Should Share Information
Child Custody Transferred to Father Despite Active Police Investigation into Rape, and Child Sexual Abuse Allegations.
Child Custody Transferred to Father Despite Active Police Investigation into Rape, and Child Sexual Abuse Allegations.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Child Custody Transferred to Father Despite Active Police Investigation into Rape, and Child Sexual Abuse Allegations.
Court Orders Overnight Contact With Father Despite Multiple Strangulation Findings
Court Orders Overnight Contact With Father Despite Multiple Strangulation Findings
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Court Orders Overnight Contact With Father Despite Multiple Strangulation Findings
Nearly 70% of Women in UK Prison or on Probation Are Victims of Domestic Abuse.
Nearly 70% of Women in UK Prison or on Probation Are Victims of Domestic Abuse.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Nearly 70% of Women in UK Prison or on Probation Are Victims of Domestic Abuse.
Temper, Temper... Who Is Behind Temper Domestic Violence Programme?
Temper, Temper... Who Is Behind Temper Domestic Violence Programme?
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Temper, Temper... Who Is Behind Temper Domestic Violence Programme?
When is a Public Figure not a Public Figure? Findings of Rape Without Public Consequences. • Warning: Contains Details of Domestic and Sexual Violence
When is a Public Figure not a Public Figure? Findings of Rape Without Public Consequences.
Warning: Contains Details of Domestic and Sexual Violence
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
When is a Public Figure not a Public Figure? Findings of Rape Without Public Consequences. • Warning: Contains Details of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Mother Granted Permission for International Travel as Judge Adjourns Relocation Request Despite Serious Domestic Abuse Findings.
Mother Granted Permission for International Travel as Judge Adjourns Relocation Request Despite Serious Domestic Abuse Findings.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Mother Granted Permission for International Travel as Judge Adjourns Relocation Request Despite Serious Domestic Abuse Findings.
A Very Public Crisis Inside England’s Overwhelmed Child Protection System.
A Very Public Crisis Inside England’s Overwhelmed Child Protection System.
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A Very Public Crisis Inside England’s Overwhelmed Child Protection System.
"Without immediate, substantial funding and systemic reform, the crisis will deepen" • The Bar Council Issues a Warning
"Without immediate, substantial funding and systemic reform, the crisis will deepen"
The Bar Council Issues a Warning
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"Without immediate, substantial funding and systemic reform, the crisis will deepen" • The Bar Council Issues a Warning
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? In August 2023 Press Were Excluded by a Family Court in Manchester • SO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? In August 2023 Press Were Excluded by a Family Court in Manchester
SO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? In August 2023 Press Were Excluded by a Family Court in Manchester • SO WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
Court of Appeal Overturns Child Return Order After Two-and-a-Half-Year Delay in Abduction Case • Mother wins appeal in landmark ruling that clarifies when children become “settled” under international law.
Court of Appeal Overturns Child Return Order After Two-and-a-Half-Year Delay in Abduction Case
Mother wins appeal in landmark ruling that clarifies when children become “settled” under international law.
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Court of Appeal Overturns Child Return Order After Two-and-a-Half-Year Delay in Abduction Case • Mother wins appeal in landmark ruling that clarifies when children become “settled” under international law.
The Linguistic Betrayal: How “Historic Abuse” Erases Present-Day Trauma and Fails Victims in Family Courts • It confines trauma to the past tense, as though the crime’s age diminishes its impact or the victim’s need for protection.
The Linguistic Betrayal: How “Historic Abuse” Erases Present-Day Trauma and Fails Victims in Family Courts
It confines trauma to the past tense, as though the crime’s age diminishes its impact or the victim’s need for protection.
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
The Linguistic Betrayal: How “Historic Abuse” Erases Present-Day Trauma and Fails Victims in Family Courts • It confines trauma to the past tense, as though the crime’s age diminishes its impact or the victim’s need for protection.
Dr Charlotte Proudman Launches Trauma-Informed Family Law Firm • Transforming Legal Support for Abuse Survivors
Dr Charlotte Proudman Launches Trauma-Informed Family Law Firm
Transforming Legal Support for Abuse Survivors
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Dr Charlotte Proudman Launches Trauma-Informed Family Law Firm • Transforming Legal Support for Abuse Survivors
He Said He Couldn’t Change. • How a Decade of Criminal Justice Reform Failed a Domestic Abuse Survivor
He Said He Couldn’t Change.
How a Decade of Criminal Justice Reform Failed a Domestic Abuse Survivor
suzannemartinjournalist.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
He Said He Couldn’t Change. • How a Decade of Criminal Justice Reform Failed a Domestic Abuse Survivor
Government Scraps 'Protection Fee' for Domestic Abuse Victims
Government Scraps 'Protection Fee' for Domestic Abuse Victims
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January 27, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Government Scraps 'Protection Fee' for Domestic Abuse Victims