Non-Molestation Orders - A Family Lawyer’s Guide to the Present & The Future

Introduction

Non-molestation orders are a key tool to help protect some of the most at-risk and vulnerable people in our society.

They were a regular diet for lower-level courts across the country with little oversight from appeal courts until the case of DS v AC in 2023 and the subsequent guidance.

The implementation of this guidance, and the use of NMOs given today’s developing understanding of different forms of abuse (following the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and F v M) are important areas about which understanding remains variable.

The recent pilot of DAPOs (domestic abuse protection orders) in certain areas may assist in developing the protections offered to survivors and provide another route through which the law can provide said protection.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Guidance and recent case law
• Advising a client on ex-parte orders
• Advising a client on undertakings v NMOs
• NMOs and controlling and coercive behaviour
• Recent case law and developments in practice
• Common pitfalls in NMO applications and how to avoid them
• Practical considerations when making an NMO application
• The DAPO pilot and the potential impact of this on NMO applications

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.