Family Law - Essays for the New Millennium

Family Law

Family Law Essays for the New Millennium

By Stephen Cretney
Family Law LexisNexis December 2000

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780853086659
Publisher
Family Law LexisNexis
Publication
December 2000
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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.

Table of Contents

  • 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

About the Author

Dr Stephen Cretney, Fellow of all Souls College, Oxford
with a Foreword by the Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss DBE

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