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Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice

Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice

Name: Domestic Abuse and the Family Justice System: Law and Practice
Brand: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
SKU: 9781526527714
Price: 1134.90 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Jo Delahunty KC
ISBN: 9781526527714

By Jo Delahunty KC

Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing) March 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781526527714
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
Publication: March 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Guiding those working with victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse, through the frameworks within which the courts operate and how they can be navigated. The first book of its kind, written by eminent practitioners from both the family and criminal arenas, combining best practice from the criminal courts to assist the family law practitioner and identify common mistakes made by practitioners and the family justice system, offering solutions and promoting good practice.

Each chapter has a short summary followed by a clear application of the law, along with flow-charts enabling this wide-ranging area of law to be distilled into straight-forward principles.

1.What is Domestic Abuse and Controlling and Coercive Behaviour
2.Jurisprudence of Domestic Abuse in the Family Court
3.Overview of Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and How it Fits in With Existing Law.
4.Unrepresented Parties
5.Applying Principles to Practice:
6.CAFCASS Tools and Frameworks.
7.Finding of Fact Hearings
8.The Welfare Stage in a Case Where Domestic Abuse is Found or Not
9.Public Law Children Act 1989
10.Domestic Abuse in the Criminal Courts
11.Contrast and Compare
12.Conclusion