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Mother Vindicated After Top Judge Overturns Unregulated Expert’s Evidence

A mother whose children were taken away by the family courts has been vindicated after a six-year struggle to overturn flawed evidence given by Melanie Gill, an unregulated psychologist. Gill ...

A Scandal Far Bigger Than One Woman

Writing in the wake of the Re Y judgment, TBIJ's lead reporter argued that the real issue is not about any one individual, but about a family justice system that ...

Undercover Investigation Exposes Views of Influential Family Court Expert

An undercover investigation by TBIJ and Tortoise Media exposed the views of Melanie Gill, an unregulated psychologist who had given evidence in hundreds of family court cases. Speaking to an ...

Government Rejects Calls for Full Review of Melanie Gill’s Family Court Cases

The government and judiciary rejected calls for a full review of family court cases involving unregulated psychologist Melanie Gill, whose evidence has been linked to children being removed from their ...

Why Are Unregulated Psychologists Still Acting as Expert Witnesses in Family Courts?

Anyone can call themselves a "psychologist" in England and Wales — the title is not legally protected. This explainer, written with a consultant clinical psychologist, sets out why that creates ...