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Court of Appeal ruling raises questions over funding for cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses
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Jane Wilson Chair of Resolution’s Domestic Abuse CommitteeOn Friday 22 May the Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Lord Chancellor in his appeal against the decision of His Honour Judge Bellamy in
Re K and H (Children: Unrepresented Father: Cross-examination of Child) [2015] EWFC 1. In the proceedings in the court below His Honour Judge Bellamy ruled that the costs of a legally qualified advocate to cross-examine the mother’s oldest daughter (Y) whose evidence was crucial to determining the outcome of the case should be met by HMCTS.
The result of the appeal raises some interesting questions if not significant challenges for those working with victims of domestic abuse where one party is a litigant in person. In fact I commented on these issues more than 5 years ago in
Domestic Abuse: Practice and... Read the full article here.
