Course description
The charity Surviving Economic Abuse estimates that 1 in 5 women in the UK have experienced economic abuse by a current or former partner in the past 12 months. The consequences for victims can include assets being transferred to a partner or family member’s name, significant debt run up by a partner in their name, loss of employment, and reduction in earning capacity.
Presented by Emma Hopkins Jones, this webinar will look at what economic abuse is and how the court currently approach allegations of conduct in financial remedy proceedings.
The webinar will also consider the decision in the recent case of DP v EP and to what extent this decision signifies a change of approach in economic abuse cases.
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Introduction
The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 provided a definition of domestic abuse for the first time, specifically including economic abuse. The charity Surviving Economic Abuse estimates that 1 in 5 women in the UK have experienced economic abuse by a current or former partner in the past 12 months. The consequences for victims can include assets being transferred to a partner or family member’s name, significant debt run up by a partner in their name, loss of employment and reduction in earning capacity.
This webinar considers the decision in the recent case of DP v EP (Conduct: Economic Abuse: Needs) [2023], where the court held the conduct fell within the definition of economic abuse contained within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and how cases involving economic abuse sit within previous case law in relation to conduct, including Watchell v Watchell, OG v AG and Dmitry Tsvetkov v Elsina Khayrova [2023].
What You Will Learn
This webinar will cover the following:
- What is economic abuse - A refresher
- How do the court currently approach allegations of conduct in financial remedy proceedings?
- What was the decision in DP v EP and to what extent does this signify a change of approach in economic abuse cases?
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