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The Archers' domestic violence storyline has sacrificed realism for ratings
Centre Fellow Natalie Byrom, has recently written an article in the New Statesman entitled "The Archers' domestic violence storyline has sacrificed realism for ratings".
The article explores how the Archers plotline involving Helen and Rob Titchener missed an important opportunity to highlight the difficulties facing victims of domestic violence in accessing support when attempting to extricate themselves from violent relationships.
Natalie also highlights in the article how these difficulties are exacerbated by changes to legal aid, which impact disproportionately on those living in rural areas. This is based on research Natalie did for the Centre in her report entitled "The State of the Sector: The impact of cuts to civil legal aid on practitioners and their clients"
Exploring the Impact of Legal Aid Cuts - A Warwick/Monash Partnership
The Centre for Human Rights in Practice, together with the Criminal Justice Centre at Warwick have been working on an important collaborative project with academics at Monash University to explore the impact of cuts to legal aid which have been happening in Australia and the UK. We have now launched a project website which showcases the workshops held in Warwick and Monash, and contains a range of useful resources for scholars and practitioners interested in exploring these issues.
You can access the website at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/research/centres/accesstojustice
Natalie Byrom, who is leading the project for CHIP said "The project has given us a range of really important insights that will be vital for our ongoing work which examines the impact of legal aid cuts on access to justice in the UK". You can read more about this work at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/chrp/projects/legalaidcuts/
State of the Sector report on the impact of cuts to civil legal aid launched today
A report by the Centre for Human Rights in Practice exploring the impact of cuts to civil legal aid on practitioners and their clients has been published today and is available to download here. The report, which is based on a survey of 674 individuals working in legal aid law, has received coverage in Legal Voice, The Law Society Gazette and Legal Futures.