Olivia Piercy comments on economic abuse and coercive control in Spear’s
Olivia’s comments were published in Spear’s, 8 October 2024, and can be seen here.
UHNW women among economic abuse victims being failed by courts, family lawyers warn
The UHNW lifestyle 'lends itself' to incidents of economic abuse, say leading family lawyers from the Spear's network
The British legal system is lagging behind when it comes to protecting victims from economic abuse, which can affect a ‘surprising’ number of UHNW women, according to prominent family lawyers.
It is one of the ways coercive and controlling behaviour is perpetrated in abusive relationships, with 95 per cent of domestic abuse victims experiencing economic abuse, according to Surviving Economic Abuse.
The topic is the subject of a new report from the Domestic Abuse Committee that puts forward proposals on how best to address economic abuse in financial remedy proceedings.
Read the full article: UHNW women among economic abuse victims being failed by courts, family lawyers warn (Spear’s)