Domestic Violence and Harassment

Domestic violence may take the form of serious physical abuse or behaviour which is psychologically harmful to include belittling or more subtle harassment such as withholding money or threatening to withhold money.

We offer advice to men and woman who have been subjected to domestic violence. We can offer practical advice about the immediate steps that can be taken to stop the abuse and can put you in touch with organisations which can help you.

We can prepare your application for an injunction and if appropriate an order saying who should live in the family home. If necessary we can make an emergency application. We will arrange for you to be represented at the court hearing.

If you have been wrongly accused of domestic violence we can arrange for you to be represented at an injunction hearing. We can prepare a detailed statement for you explaining your side of the story. This may be very important as the Judge may only have seen your partner’s written evidence and you may not be given the opportunity to give oral evidence in sufficient detail.

As a result of new legislation, a breach of a non molestation order is automatically a criminal offence. If there is a breach you can be arrested without a warrant and could receive a maximum sentence of 5 years imprisonment. Representation at court is very important to avoid a non molestation order.  Where the application also deals with the issue of who should reside at the family home we can help you ensure that your right to remain in the property is protected. An order made preventing you from going near the family could also impact on contact you have with your children. It is therefore important that you are represented at any hearing so that you can avoid such orders being made.

Please contact us on 020 8301 4884 or by email on enquires@alettashaw.co.uk