Supreme Court hears appeal with potential implications for domestic abuse-related suicide cases

On 13 October 2026, the Supreme Court heard R v Field. More information about our clients’ intervention is here. Outside the Court, our clients and bereaved families held a banner calling for justice for victims of domestic abuse-related suicide and highlighting the need for them to be recognised under the law of homicide. View photographs from the day.

Further information

• Written Submissions from both the parties and the intervenors and case information are available on the Supreme Court website
• Articles from The Justice Gap and the BBC
• The three organisations we act for can be contacted here:
  • Project Resist comms@projectresist.org.uk
  • AAFDA info@aafda.org.uk
  • CWJ info@centreforwomensjustice.org.uk
• The interveners are represented by Sarah Ricca, Clare Hayes and Maja Pegler at Deighton Pierce Glynn and Katherine Hardcastle from Fountain Court Chambers. Please send any press enquiries to: mail@dpglaw.co.uk.