As many of you will know, I am the solicitor for Kate Kniveton, the former MP whose @ITVX documentary Breaking the Silence - Kate’s Story shone a light on how domestic abuse impacts professional women, challenging the myth they are somehow immune from it. I spoke with Kate on @Nelsons_Law Instagram Live about her case, the @ITVX documentary, about what really happens in the family courts and how it impacts survivors. If you missed it then 🎥 Watch now on the link below ⬇️ #BreakingTheSilence #FamilyCourtReform #PostSeparationAbuse #SurvivorsDeserveBetter #CoerciveControl

❓Have you ever been in court when the Judge hasn’t read your case❓ This happens more often than you think with routine overlisting and cases sandwiched into lists that are already full. Recently, I sat in family court with my client who had spent months pouring her heart, time, and every penny she had into preparing her case only to find the judge hadn’t read all the papers. Although it was not a final hearing it was still a hearing where decisions would be made to shape the future of the case. The barristers were rushed through submissions because the judge wanted to leave early, even making a flippant comment about “having the builders in.” ❌This is not justice. ❌This is not acceptable. Decisions made in the family court shape lives forever. They decide whether a child is safe, whether a survivor is protected, whether a family can begin to rebuild. The very least anyone should expect is that the judge has read the papers and I mean all the papers, including the exhibits before making decisions. Rushing through cases, cutting corners, or treating this as “just another day in court” fails survivors, fails children, and fails justice itself. We need to demand better. #FamilyCourt #JudicialAccountability #SurvivorsDeserveBetter #JusticeMatters #FamilyLaw #CourtReform #TraumaInformedJustice