WINNER - Hereford Means Business Awards 2025

Haworth Family Law was stunned and delighted to be announced as a winner at the Hereford Means Business Awards 2025 in the Professional Services of the Year category. We had a fabulous evening celebrating with family, friends and colleagues.

Projects

MOJ Presentation - DA Advisory Groups

I was delighted to be able to present to over 40 delegates at the MoJ presentation on Monday 13th October. I was able to share with colleagues the work that we do at the DA Advisory Group in Avon & Somerset as well as the Family Court Working Group in Hereford & Worcester in a bit to promote a collaborative approach across a number of LFJB’s and how we can provide a more consistent approach to dealing with domestic abuse in Family Court.

FREE Coercive Control Webinar

I am presenting at a FREE webinar on the topic of coercive control on the 16th October 2025. I will be speaking alongside the wonderful Fleur Buechler (Barnados), Samantha Billingham (Stronger Beginnings), Professor Marianne Hester (University of Bristol), and Marcie Hyde (42 Bedford Row). To secure your place, please click here.

FINALIST - Herefordshire Means Business Awards 2025

Haworth Family Law has been shortlisted as a finalist in the “professional services” category at the Herefordshire Means Business Awards 2025. We have invited a select few of our close family and friends to join us to celebrate on the evening. Good luck to all the finalists!

DA and Disability Group - Avon & Somerset

I have recently joined the Avon & Somerset Domestic Abuse and Disability Group to work with other local professionals on how we can help tackle issues of domestic abuse and disabled victims - including to improve their access to support. This ground was founded and is run by the wonderful Thalia Gilligan from VANS.

APDAWG Meeting - October 2025

I am delighted to have been asked to speak at the APPDAWG meeting in Parliament in October on the topic of domestic abuse, family courts and pet abuse. There will be just shy of 100 people attending, including several MP’s. Photo’s to follow…

Launch of the new Hereford & Leominster Pro Bono Clinic September 2025

I am so pleased to be able to launch pro-bono drop in clinic across Hereford and Leominster. For further details, please message me at enquiries@haworthfamilylaw.co.uk

Hereford & Worcester Family Court Working Group

I am delighted to have been asked to join the local Family Court Working Group to see how we can improve the experiences for victims of Domestic Abuse in Family Court in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Expert Research Panel Member

I am thrilled to have been asked to become part of the expert research panel for some research on pet abuse and domestic abuse taking place at Bristol University and commissioned by DEFRA. This research is being done by the fantastic Mary Wakeham, founder of Refuge 4 Pets.

Training for West Mercia Women’s Aid - July 2025

I am pleased to have been invited to deliver training for West Mercia Women’s Aid on Domestic Abuse and the Family Courts

Training for Avon & Somerset Police

In July 2025, the wonderful Amy Finnimore - trauma informed practitioner - and I delivered training to officers all over the UK through Avon & Somerset police on domestic abuse and the Family Court.

AJ Bell Bristol 10k for Somerset and Avon Rape and Sexual Assault Service (SARSAS)

In May 2025, I ran the Bristol AJ Bell 10k to raise funds for SARSAS. I also do regular fundraising for St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford, and Help for Heroes.

LFJB DA Advisory Group panel discussion at the LFJB Conference

I sit on the LFJB DA Advisory Group for Avon & Somerset where we work to improve the Family Court’s response to domestic abuse victims. I was invited to speak on the DA Advisory panel at the LFJB conference held at UWE in May 2025 where I was delighted to hear from HHJ Cope (the presiding Family Judge for Avon & Somerset) and Dame Nicole Jacobs (Domestic Abuse Commissioner).

LFJB DA Advisory Group Court Guide release

This December, to mark the end of the 16 days of activism against gender based violence, we launched a court guide for users of the Family Court who were victims of domestic abuse and litigants in person. You can access this guide through my resources page.

Herefordshire Council Domestic Abuse Strategy 2021-2024

I was able to feed in to Herefordshire Council’s Domestic Abuse Strategy for 2021-2024 via my work with West Mercia Women’s Aid (WMWA) along with the CEO of WMWA. I shared my views on the impact of domestic abuse on mental health and how better resources were needed for victim/survivors.

Appearance on BBC Midlands Today to raise awareness of domestic abuse in rural communities

I was lucky enough to appear on BBC Midlands Today to discuss difficulties in accessing services when reporting domestic abuse in rural communities. This also tied in to the release of the short film “The Willows” produced by the Rural Media Company in Hereford to raise awareness.

West Mercia Women’s Aid Ask Me Ambassador

In 2020, I completed my WMWA Ask me Ambassador training. This means I am able to signpost people to agencies as well as deal with disclosures of domestic abuse in West Mercia and promote the services of WMWA.

Helping Handbags Initiative

In 2018, I began an initiative in Hereford called “Helping Handbags” where I asked people to donate unused handbags filled with sanitary products to be taken to local women’s refuges where people often fled their homes without essential items. I was blessed to be able to fill over 250 handbags with essentials for women arriving at refuge.