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Kayliegh Richardson

Associate Professor

Department: Northumbria Law School

Kayliegh Richardson is an Associate Professor and Head of Apprenticeship in law at Northumbria Law School. Kayliegh joined the law school in 2015 following a successful career in legal practice as a family law solicitor at a leading regional law firm and continues to hold a legal practising certificate. Kayliegh's research is influenced by her time in legal practice, considering the access to justice barriers for survivors of domestic abuse who are engaged in family court proceedings. In particular, Kayliegh considers the impact of the legal aid cuts on survivors as well as the protective measures introduced by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. Kayliegh is one of the co-leads of the Gendered Violence and Abuse Interdisciplinary Research Theme at Northumbria, having previously convened the Gendered Violence and Abuse Research Network. In her spare time, Kayliegh sits on the Independent Scrutiny and Oversight Board for Northumbria Police.

Kayliegh Richardson

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • From Policy to Practice: Critiquing the Implementation of the Domestic Abuse Advocacy Scheme in Family Proceedings from the Perspectives of Qualified Legal Representatives and Key Stakeholders, Speed, A., Richardson, K., Donnelly, M. 1 Sep 2024, In: Child and Family Law Quarterly
  • Gender Based Violence: Reflections on the World Envisaged in “After Dark” by Jayne Cowie: Using Literature to Critically Explore Current Legal Responses to GBV in the Home and in Public, Bessant, C., Richardson, K. 18 Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Gender, Sexuality and Law
  • Introduction to the Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse, Burton, M., Bettinson, V., Richardson, K., Speed, A. 17 Sep 2024, Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar
  • Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse, Burton, M., Bettinson, V., Richardson, K., Speed, A. 17 Sep 2024
  • The Financial Remedy Application and Beyond: To what extent is the victim-survivor protected from further abuse?, Richardson, K., Newby, A. 17 Sep 2024, Research Handbook on Domestic Violence and Abuse, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar
  • Smoke and Mirrors? Regulation 12 and Access to Legal Aid for Victims of Domestic Abuse, Richardson, K., Speed, A. 2023, In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
  • Wellbeing and vicarious trauma: personal reflections on support for students, practitioners and clinicians in family law, Thomson, C., Richardson, K. 10 Aug 2023, Wellbeing and Transitions in Law , Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave Macmillan
  • 'Should I Stay or Should I Go Now? If I Go There Will be Trouble and If I Stay It Will be Double': An Examination into the Present and Future of Protective Orders Regulating the Family Home in Domestic Abuse Cases in England and Wales, Speed, A., Richardson, K. 1 Jun 2022, In: The Journal of Criminal Law
  • Covid-19 and the family courts: key practitioner findings in applications for domestic violence remedy orders, Speed, A., Richardson, K., Thomson, C., Coapes, L. 1 Sep 2021, In: Child and Family Law Quarterly
  • Covid-19 and the Family Courts: Key Practitioner Findings in Children Cases, Richardson, K., Speed, A., Thomson, C., Coapes, L. 2021, In: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Gender Based Violence: Reflections on the world envisaged in “After Dark” by Jayne Cowie 2022
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Symposium on working at the margins: activism, scholarship and practice about gender, violence and abuse 2022
  • Other: Contribution to the Law Society response to the government LASPO review 2018
  • Invited talk: What are appropriate advice models for social welfare law? 2018
  • Other: Written Evidence to the Home Affairs Committee Domestic Abuse Inquiry 2018
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Transforming the Response to Domestic Abuse 2018
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence 2017

  • Ajunta Ayasamy Beyond Relationship Status: A Vulnerability Framework for Addressing Legal Inequalities of Cohabiting Couples in England and Wales Start Date: 11/09/2023
  • David Gibson Analysing existing approaches to processes relating to victim evidence in domestic abuse cases in the criminal and family justice systems and consideration for implementing Integrated Domestic Abuse Courts (IDACs) Start Date: 01/10/2021

  • Law LLB (Hons) July 01 2011
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2017
  • Solicitor Law Society 2015


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