“…under English criminal law that it is a crime for a husband to rape his wife. It was said that Hayden J had defined coercive and controlling behaviour in F v M [2021] EWFC 4 and the current definitions of domestic abuse and its constituent parts are contained in PD12J, rather than in any Parliamentary statute.…”
“…tic abuse is the concept of coercive and/or controlling behaviour. Shortly before the hearing of these appeals, Mr Justice Hayden handed down judgment in F v M [2021] EWFC 4. The judgment followed a two-week fact-finding hearing of domestic abuse allegations centred on coercive and/or controlling behaviour. The arrival of Hayden J’…”