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Domestic abuse: Drawing a line
Vikkie Chetcuti examines the meaning of associated person in the Family Law Act 1996 and the extent to which the courts may adopt a purposive approach to interpreting statutory language The structure of FLA 1996 indicates that Parliament was prepared to include certain step-relationships in respect of relationships of lineal descent but decided not to …
Cases Referenced
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- Chechi v Bashier & ors [1999] EWCA Civ 962
- G v F (Non-Molestation Order: Jurisdiction) [2000] 2 FLR 533
- M v D (Family Law Act 1996: Meaning of 'Associated Person') [2021] EWHC 1351 (Fam)
- Pepper v Hart [1992] UKHL 3
- Re Daoust [1944] 1 All ER 443
- Seale-Hayne v Jodrell [1891] AC 304
- Shelley v Bryer (1821) Jac 207