When Justice Cannot See the Crime
When Justice Cannot See the Crime Education is key. Awareness is a must. We all have a duty to educate ourselves. Across the UK and the Isle of Man, the law recognises offences such as domestic abuse, coercive control, fraud and financial exploitation of vulnerable people. Yet many victims still hear the same words from […]
When the Law Exists but the System Fails: Why Coercive Control Still Costs Lives
When the Law Exists but the System Fails: Why Coercive Control Still Costs Lives This document outlines structural and systemic gaps within the Isle of Man’s safeguarding, justice and oversight frameworks. It is based on case patterns, tribunal findings, public reports and lived experience evidence across multiple matters 1. Disconnected Systems and Pattern Blindness A […]
Coercive Control Is a Pattern, Not an Incident
Coercive Control Is a Pattern, Not an Incident Fast Thinking Is Not Instability I think fast.I connect dots quickly.I see patterns before many people do. Sometimes when I’m put on the spot, my brain runs ahead of my mouth. I used to worry that meant something was wrong with me. It doesn’t. Lived Experience Rewires […]
When the Whistle Is Blown but the System Doesn’t Listen
When the Whistle Is Blown but the System Doesn’t Listen “The problem on the Isle of Man is not that people fail to blow the whistle.It is that when they do, the system doesn’t recognise the sound.” That sentence feels particularly timely this week, following a Manx Radio headline reporting that a trade union has […]
Transparency in Will Drafting
Transparency in Will Drafting – Not Just for Lawyers Wills are not always prepared by solicitors. In practice, they may be drafted by a range of professionals, advisers or organisations. Regardless of who prepares a will, the same basic question applies if it is later challenged: Was the will made freely, with understanding and without […]
Parental Alienation
Parental Alienation: How Coercive Control Is Planned, Enabled and Missed Parental alienation is often talked about as something that happens after parents separate.A messy breakup. A high-conflict dispute. A child “choosing sides”. That understanding is wrong and dangerously incomplete. In many cases, parental alienation is not reactive or accidental. It is the outcome of coercive […]