This Week in Family Law

Bonus: First criminal conviction under coercive control laws

LEAP Family Law Season 1

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In this bonus episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss the case of Police v Fairleigh, which resulted in the first ever criminal conviction under the coercive control laws that came into effect in New South Wales in 2024, including the implications it might have for family lawyers moving forward.


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