Jodie Cudworth and Ayisha Robertson discuss the recent decision of Mr Justice Hayden in F v M [2021] EWFC 4, in which the High Court analyses controlling and coercive behaviour. They consider the available definitions & guidance and the implications of this Judgment on how evidence is particularised for the purpose of fact-finding hearings – Does this mark the end of Scott schedules?

 

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Identifying and understanding patterns of coercive and controlling behaviour – Jodie Cudworth & Ayisha Robertson