Articles, news clippings and research on MenUK: Hundreds of men will face false allegations of domestic violence and child abuse because of legal aid reforms, barristers warned today. Under cuts announced by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, aid for divorce cases will be withdrawn with the exception of those involving accusations of violence and abuse.
Australian Federal Police officers concealed evidence and submitted false documents in the prosecution of an Australian pilot on child sex charges, resulting in his wrongful conviction, the man’s lawyers claim. Fred Martens, who spent 940 days in a Queensland prison after being convicted of the rape of a 14-year-old Papua New Guinea girl in Port Moresby, is suing the federal government for $45 million.
A woman who lied to UK detectives claiming she was raped, has been cautioned by police.
THE family law system is in dire strife with cases increasing by almost 20,000 in the past decade and lawyers now raking in almost $5 billion a year. Family law activists say the system has become a “lawyers’ picnic” with each case now costing parties an average of $40,000.
Australian Rugby League poster boy Brett Stewart is in negotiations to sell his story after spending his lifesavings on defending sexual assault allegations in court.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has plainly told the government to take a relook at the anti-dowry law — Section 498A of Indian Penal Code — saying it has been misused by women to lodge false or exaggerated complaints against husbands and their relatives accusing them of cruel behaviour.
A MAN’S business and reputation are tainted, a young woman’s HSC and mental health are in tatters and prosecutors have been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in legal costs for a bungled rape investigation on Sydney’s northern beaches.
People with personality disorders also appear more likely to make false statements. Lying may be justified in their eyes — possibly to bring a reconciliation. This can be quite convoluted, like the former wife who alleged child sexual abuse so that her ex-husband’s new wife would divorce him and he would return to her — or so she seemed to believe.
Jeanne Manunga had reported the texts she was sending to herself to three different police departments following her 2008 breakup. Orange County prosecutors told the Orange County Register that the defendant used a pre-paid cell phone she purchased in her former boyfriend’s sister-in-law’s name to send herself the texts.
GROUND-BREAKING New Zealand research indicating that many children fabricate stories of sexual abuse when questioned by adults is currently before an international forum in Paris.
However, as many Australian fathers would be well aware by now, Julia Gillard is quite selective as to how she applies the principle of a presumption of innocence.
A MOTHER has been charged with incest after she was found in hotel room with her teenage son along with videos of them having sex. Police said the 16-year-old had videos on his cell phone that showed his mother Mistie Atkinson performing oral sex on him. They also recovered nude photographs the 32-year-old had sent [...]
THE billionaire father of Linda Evangelista’s baby wanted her to abort their son, her lawyer has claimed as the supermodel meets her former boyfriend in court over child support. And taking the stand, François-Henri Pinault admitted he had broken up with the supermodel after discovering she was pregnant four months into their relationship. “I didn’t [...]
When it comes to marriage, much is still bound by old-world tradition, but for surnames: the times, they are a-changin’. It is assumed a bride will keep her surname or take her husband’s when they marry. But some modern grooms are now choosing to take their partner’s maiden name or create a new one. We [...]
Sales of life insurance are almost evenly split between men and women, according to new figures released by LifeSearch, which show it arranged life cover for 20,800 men and 19,589 women in 2011. The firm, which started offering life cover in 1998, has over that time arranged insurance for more than 333,000 individuals, which breaks down into [...]
However, as many Australian fathers would be well aware by now, Julia Gillard is quite selective as to how she applies the principle of a presumption of innocence.
A MOTHER has been charged with incest after she was found in hotel room with her teenage son along with videos of them having sex. Police said the 16-year-old had videos on his cell phone that showed his mother Mistie Atkinson performing oral sex on him. They also recovered nude photographs the 32-year-old had sent [...]
THE billionaire father of Linda Evangelista’s baby wanted her to abort their son, her lawyer has claimed as the supermodel meets her former boyfriend in court over child support. And taking the stand, François-Henri Pinault admitted he had broken up with the supermodel after discovering she was pregnant four months into their relationship. “I didn’t [...]
When it comes to marriage, much is still bound by old-world tradition, but for surnames: the times, they are a-changin’. It is assumed a bride will keep her surname or take her husband’s when they marry. But some modern grooms are now choosing to take their partner’s maiden name or create a new one. We [...]
Sales of life insurance are almost evenly split between men and women, according to new figures released by LifeSearch, which show it arranged life cover for 20,800 men and 19,589 women in 2011. The firm, which started offering life cover in 1998, has over that time arranged insurance for more than 333,000 individuals, which breaks down into [...]
