Episode 8 - Analysis of Re H-N and Others (children) (domestic abuse: finding of fact hearings) [2021] EWCA Civ 448 and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021

Natasha Slabas , Partner at DMH Stallard, London presents to you a role on episode on finding of fact hearings in the family courts. The emphasis is on this particular Court of Appeal case, given its significance in steering the family courts into a directions which does not overlook circumstances where there is a series of events pointing towards abuse.There is a clear tension between the need to uphold the paramountcy principle underpinning the Children Act 1989 in ensuring a child's welfare is at the forefront of the court's decision-making, the court's lack of judicial availability where there are several allegations and in the construct of how such facts are devised. Natasha will examine the impact of the four cases heard before the Court of Appeal judges, examining key paragraphs and also look towards how these might synergise with the recent enactment of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.Natasha can be contacted via her Instagram: @natashathefamilylawyer