
Where International Child Abduction Occurs Against a Background of Violence and/or Abuse (April 2024)
A project for The International Centre for Family Law Policy and Practice investigating the effects and outcomes of abduction on children where the abduction occurred against a background of violence and/or abuse to the taking parent and/or the abducted child(ren)


The Hague Abduction Convention and the enabling of abuse (February 2024)
Submission to UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG Reem Alsalem – UK fact-finding visit
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TKJ, Re (Abduction: Hague Convention (Italy)) [2024] EWHC 198 (Fam)
Application by father for summary return of child from UK to Italy. Application dismissed, after mother’s Article 13(b) harm defence made out. Barrister for mother: Dr Charlotte Proudman, Goldsmith Chambers.

Mothers’ voices. mothers’ lives
Dedicated to loving mothers across the world whose lives have been decimated by the Hague Abduction Convention.

Failed by the Family Court? (2023)
An overview of the UK court process and the wider context that undermines the safety of mothers and children, and their access to justice.
Thanks to the Family Court Journal for permission to republish.


Time for Change report: an action plan for the UK
Outcomes from our Time for Change co-design workshop which considered how best to support and safeguard mothers and children who are victims of abusive relationships.
Case Law Summaries: the Intersection between the Hague Abduction Convention and Asylum/Refugee Immigration Determinations (18 July 2023)
A summary of six international judgments presented at the International Academy of Family Lawyers’ Conference in Chile.