Proposed changes to the law governing the use of counselling notes in criminal trials have been welcomed by Louth TD Paula Butterly, who said the amendments rightly prioritise the needs and dignity of ...
One respondent to survey said: 'I am afraid to take my abuser to court in case my 10 years of counselling notes end up in court' ...
An outright ban on using counselling notes in rape trials would be unconstitutional, according to legal advice given to the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. However, the frontline sexual violence service ...
A COMMITMENT BY the previous government to ban outright the use of rape survivors’ counselling notes as evidence in trials is ...
The online survey by Beyond Surviving, a group founded by rape survivor Ciara Mangan, aims to give survivors the opportunity ...