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‘Lessons from Re E’: a response

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Date:5 OCT 2026
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Allison R Quinlan PhD candidate and Research Assistant at the University of Edinburgh
Lucy Hayton Director of Policy and Research at Right to Equality; PhD candidate at City University
Dr Adrienne Barnett Reader in Law at Brunel University of London
Dr Elizabeth Dalgarno Director and Founder of SHERA Research Group; Lecturer at the University of Manchester

Nic Robson Doctoral researcher in Public Health at the University of Manchester

This article critically examines the implications of Re E (A Child) (Complex Fact Finding) [2025] EWFC 422 and challenges claims that the judgment reaffirms gender neutrality in domestic abuse adjudication. The article argues domestic abuse and child sexual abuse (CSA) are empirically gendered phenomena and calls for gender-neutral approaches overlook substantial evidence regarding patterns of victimisation and perpetration. The article continues in identifying potential asymmetrical credibility assessments...

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