HBV

Imran Khodabocus, Director, The Family Law Company

South West family lawyer frustrated that honour based abuse still has no legal definition

The understanding of what constitutes honour based abuse remains legally undefined after the government rejected calls to establish a legal definition.

The rejection comes after the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) made a series of recommendations in July, stating that such abuse remains a hidden crime and one which victims are hesitant to report without greater assurance that they...