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Family Law Essays for the New Millennium

Author: Stephen Cretney
Publisher: Family Law LexisNexis
ISBN: 9780853086659
Published In: December 2000
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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A collection of 20 essays by leading judges, practitioners and academics on the nature of family law and the family justice system at the millennium.

The focus is practical and the topics covered range from ancillary relief to child abuse. This book represents a unique opportunity to assess the current state of the family justice system and to suggest how the system and the underlying law should change to reflect society's needs in the 21st century.

All proceeds from the sale of this book will be distributed to charities operating in the field of family and child welfare.

Family Law at the Millennium - Introduction and Overview
Dr Stephen Cretney, All Souls College, Oxford
Family Law Reform - A Lord Chancellor's View
Lord Mackey of Clashfern KT, Lord Chancellor 1987-1997
Changing the System
The Right Honourable Lord Justice Thorpe
The Family Law Act 1996 - Dead Duck or Golden Goose?
The Right Honourable Lady Justice Hale DBE
Family Mediation in the New Millennium
Professor Simon Roberts, London School of Economics and Political Science
Domestic Violence at the Millennium - Contacts Between Children and Violent Parents
The Honourable Mr Justice Wall
‘Crossing the Rubicon' - Family Law Post the Human Rights Act 1998
Heather Swindells QC
New Families for a New Society?
Professor Rebecca Bailey-Harris, University of Bristol
Ethnic Diversity in English Family Law
His Honourable Judge David Pearl
Family Law in the New Millennium: A Vision for Reform - A View from the Front Line
His Honour Judge Nigel Fricker QC
The Rise of the District Judge
District Judge Roger Bird
Why be a Family Lawyer?
Nicholas Mostyn QC
Children Law at the Millennium
Dr Andrew Bainham, Christ's College, Cambridge
Lover in the Cold Climate - Disputes about Children in the Aftermath of Parental Separation
Professor Gwynn Davis, University of Bristol
Planning for Children in Care
Richard White, Solicitor
Representation of Children
Peter Harris, Barrister; formerly the Official Solicitor to the Supreme Court
Finance - are we Getting Better at Managing Clients' Expectations?
David Salter, Solicitor
Fair, Just and Reasonable?
Maggie Rea, Solicitor
Babies and the Challenges of Medical Technology
Jane Fortin, Kings College of London
Into the Future and Back to Basics - Human Fertalisation and Family Structures
Derek Morgan, Cardiff Law School