Family law information
Our family law guides include accessible online information on: domestic abuse, children and the law, family court, legal aid, marriage, divorce, civil partnership, finances, living together, and more.
Criminal law information
Our criminal law guides include accessible online information on: sexual and domestic violence, harassment, stalking, online abuse, forced marriage, FGM, the criminal justice process, and more.
Immigration and asylum law information
Our immigration and asylum law guides include accessible online information on: trafficking, seeking asylum, immigration, and more.
Sexual harassment at work information
Our employment law guides include accessible online information on: sexual harassment and discrimination at work, legal aid, and covid guidance.
About our legal information
Our publications aim to provide affordable and accessible information on the legal issues which impact on women’s lives in order to improve their knowledge about the legal rights and remedies available to them.
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Sexual violence and domestic abuse is most commonly perpetrated by men against women. Consequently, in our handbooks and legal guides, we refer to the perpetrator of abuse throughout as he and the person who has experienced it as she. However, we recognise that this is not always the case and that domestic abuse and sexual violence can and does occur in same sex relationships and, in a minority of cases, by women against men. Our legal guidance relates equally to all survivors.
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