Director Carrie Laws of The Family Law Company has been shortlisted by the Law Society of England and Wales for recognition as a Legal Hero.
Carrie, who specialises in representing children and vulnerable families, has been nominated for leading work to embed trauma-informed practice, championing accessibility for the D/deaf community and commitment to legal aid.
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...
