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What are you doing in your legal practice to teach equality to clients and stakeholders? How are you raising the bar for behavioural standards in your workplace and life? What can you do to contribute to stopping the harms caused by inequality? #equalityissafety #equalityislaw #equalityforall #practicemanagement #legalpractice #legalpracticemanagement #women

The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, defines domestic violence broadly and covers various forms of abuse, including physical, emotional, economic, and sexual abuse. Here are some key points regarding domestic violence laws in India: Definition of Domestic Violence: The Act defines domestic violence to include not only physical abuse but also other forms of abuse such as verbal, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse. Protection Officers: The law empowers the appointment of Protection Officers to assist victims of domestic violence and facilitate their access to legal remedies. Protection Orders: The court can issue protection orders, residence orders, and monetary relief orders to protect the victim and provide necessary relief. No Discrimination: The Act protects women from domestic violence, irrespective of their marital status (married, single, separated, or divorced). Penalties for Violation: Violation of protection orders can result in penalties, including imprisonment. Right to Residence: The Act provides for the right to residence for the victim in shared households, irrespective of whether she has any right, title, or beneficial interest in the property. Counseling and Support: The law emphasizes counseling and support services for victims. Police Assistance: Victims have the right to seek assistance from the police, and police officers have a duty to assist victims.

How serious are governments taking domestic violence? Obviously, this is a very difficult area of our soical fabric being ripped apart. It is, without a shadow of a doubt a male problem, in that the vast number of perpetrators are men and, it would seem, almost always in serious cases. So men must be part of the solution. Whilst this may seem a glib comment, it is real and honest. However, what does not assist with these matters are delays in the courts, not only the Family Court to get resolutions to matters but also possibly more importantly, the Local Courts and Magistrates Courts around the country where applications for Apprehended Domnestic Violence Order/Family Violence Prevention Orders (or whatever name in your jurisdiction) are applied for and granted. Before the last state election in NSW I remember both major parties acknowledging delays in the judicial system as being a systemic cause of trauma and, obviously, my wounds, keeping the psychological wounds of DV open for all in the system, will all participants remaining like coiled springs (psychologically). Both Labor and Liberal governments promised to fund a dedicated Domestic Violence list with additional magistrates to focus, solely, on this area. How many magistrates have been appointed to deal with this - from where I sit, and I invite correction, - ZERO. Persons in need of protection remain apprehensive for months about their matters because the court still has the matters awaiting determination. And alleged perpatrators remain on edge awaiting court proceedings. Again, this is a lose/lose model. Under funding for the justice system is an endemic and systemic issue across the board. There are no votes, I guess, in fixing it, and, of course, fixing it is expensive. But a broken system will continue to produce unsatisfactory outcomes. There is a simple fix here, no real brains trust required, no talk fest needed, no consideration of plans. Just appoint more magistrate to dive into the work load and resolve more matters more quickly. The only thing holding this idea back, is money. That’s all.

#TheEndeavourPartnership Take me to a proper CRIMINAL Court I have so much to tell the WORLD I’m very very upset. A solicitor company called Endeavour Partnership of Stockton on Tees can and did put me into a Very Deep Depression. TO THE EXTENT That I wanted to commit suicide on their premises but having a placard telling the world how uncouth and shitty they have been to me. ( Colin Jeffrey ) And they literally Get Away With It. Yet that killer Pistorius is released. And We All Know killing somebody should mean LIFE in jail. Them that have MONEY can and do get away with MURDER Just like Endeavour Partnership has if I’d have killed my self? They also CLAIM via putting two very small children on to the streets has a Victory. ASK Me all about it I have so much to say, and would Love to see them in a Proper Court a criminal court as what they did to me is CRIMINAL But they have MONEY and will get away with it. So on them lines yes you can be cruel and get off with it. I’d love for Endeavour Partnership to take me to a proper court. I have so much to tell the world. And the world I’m sure will be on my side once they HEAR What I have to say. Yes it takes two to tango, I’m still dancing and I want my peace as I more than deserve that. One can get away with MURDER BUT Muck Fe if you owe a debt and don’t have any money to cover that debt YOU are worse than a MURDERER and sent into a very deep depression. Colin Jeffrey Ask me anything (Please) #endeavourpartnership #endeavour_law #mentalhealthawareness #depression #anxiety #suicideawareness #colinjeffrey #recovery #suicidepreventionawareness ……

Today we have a tale of 2 mornings with 2 vastly different yet same news stories. We're glad the news is reporting the deaths of intimate partners and children because for too long, silence and "good blokes" could be widely heard across Australia from the same fact settings. https://ab.co/4btFgJA is yesterday's story of a well educated and influential father killing his son after obtaining a domestic violence order against his ex. https://ab.co/3UQarYt is today's story about the killing of a man by his partner. Some may think these incidents are not about gendered violence and have nothing to do with 'Dear Sir'. Let us connect the dots: 💜 'Dear Sir' is an archaism and relic of titled male privilege which serves the dominance of a particular category of men over all others. Over time, it became a manner of address while dominion over other remained. 💛 In the 21st century, using Sir to address an individual reflects an historical power imbalance especially when used in correspondence to women and/or the businesses they own. 💟 Sir is therefore a straw upon a mound of language and behaviour that indicates attitudes about control of others that can lead to harm. In the workplace, the attitude can be bullying or uninvited sexualised communications or touch. In social lives, the harm can start with cat calling, become assault, sexual assaults, and at the pointy end of the scale it can result in murder. Each of the incredible 2 year old that was Rowan and the man found overnight are victims of the pointy end of the control scale. Each fundamentally deserved better from their trusted relation. Patriarchy is such a killer that society deserves a systemic upgrade so that control is not a well worn currency of relationship and interactions professional and personal. Either we teach and practice quality, or the harms and deaths will continue unabated. #equalityissafety #equalityislaw #equalityforall #enough #itstopswithyou #lawpractice #practicemanagement

Publishing its response to a public consultation today (5 February) on reviews conducted after fatal domestic abuse cases, the government is strengthening the law to highlight that these reviews can take place when a death has occurred as a result of domestic abuse, including in suicide cases, in line with the legal definition of domestic abuse as introduced in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. ➡️This means that a Domestic Homicide Review can be commissioned whenever there is a death that has, or appears to have, resulted from domestic abuse. ➡️As well as physical abuse, this includes controlling or coercive behaviour and emotional and economic abuse. ➡️It will help to ensure that lessons are learned from fatal domestic abuse cases. ➡️The government has also announced that the name of these reviews will be changed from ‘Domestic Homicide Review’ to ‘Domestic Abuse Related Death Review’, to better reflect all deaths which fall within their scope. Great News! Now give us a statutory definition for honour based abuse goverment 😜 Further info: https://lnkd.in/e5gYumRf

💡 Insightful read from Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) below 👇

Coercive and Controlling Behaviour: Sadly, it’s often that allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour is highlighted in Court. Here’s the right approach to deal with it: 1️⃣ Exploration: The thing about coercive and controlling behaviour is that you cannot make a determination on whether it happens on one single event. The Court must, at all times, look at the bigger picture and explore the allegations in more detail. 2️⃣ Case management directions: When allegations of domestic abuse are made, the Court must consider PD12J and must make the appropriate directions (eg. Schedule of allegations and statements). Where one is alleging coercive and controlling behaviour, the Court order should appropriately reflect that, and give allowance for additional allegations to be made so parties can inform the court on the range of alleged incidents. 3️⃣ Sensitivity: As mentioned above, incidents in isolation may not stick out as domestic abuse. The Court has the responsibility to ensure that allegations are full, and thoroughly examined. It requires a lot of sensitivity to investigate. ______________________________________ “This case highlights that coercive and controlling behaviour is a criminal offence and will not be tolerated. This type of domestic abuse can have a huge impact on victims: they can suffer from the threat and fear of injury, daily intimidation and having every aspect of their life monitored and controlled.

To be very Loud, Clear and straightforward; a very simple instance and observation concerning the actual reason and/or psychology behind the US-loyal NGO-lead so called Interim Government and its/their abnormally reluctance and/or delaying in taking or not taking immediate initiative simply to search out, recognize and honor 'the victims of bloodshed' with immediate proper treatment and rehabilitation, reward and /or award and due justice is not only driven by the motive to create disappointments among the Victims and their families but also to discourage other stakeholders not to take part in any such movement against discriminitions in future ! And this is driven by the same ill-motive and the worst cunning conspiracy and/or piracy known as "Divide and Rule" as applied by the then bloody BRITISH Ruler inherited by the USA and have been applying and/or implementing through/by their Agents/awarded/paid prominent followers and/or personalities of pet/funded NGOs and/or mediamen concerned!