Family Mediation: Past Present and Future

Family Law

Family Mediation Past Present and Future

By John Westcott
Family Law LexisNexis December 2004

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780853089483
Publisher
Family Law LexisNexis
Publication
December 2004
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Examines the origins of family mediation from its beginnings as an innovative local service in Bristol in the 1970s through to its establishment as an integral part of the family justice system.


The distinguished team of contributors recount the challenges faced by those who established the first mediation service and examine the way the family justice system has adapted over the years to embrace the concept of mediation.
The work examines mediation from a number of different perspectives including the viewpoint of the mediators, the judiciary, the legal profession, as well as looking at other issues such as funding, and the historical role and development of mediation. The work concludes with an examination of the present issues facing family mediation and looks to the future of family mediation in the UK.

Table of Contents

  • The Origins and Development of Family Mediation in the UK 
    John Westcott
  • Conciliation, Reconciliation and Mediation in the historical Context 
    Dr Stephen Cretney
  • The Germ and the Gem of an Idea 
    Professor Mervyn Murch
  • Family Mediation in Practice - ‘A Happy Concatenation'? 
    Lisa Parkinson
  • The Response of the Legal Profession 
    David Woodward  
  • The Response from the Courts 
    District Judge Roger Bird
  • A Research Perspective 
    Professor Gwynn Davis
  • Expansion of Local Conciliation Services into a National Network and the setting of National Standards 
    Thelma Fisher
  •  The Development of the Role of the Family Mediator 
    Kay Begg
  • From Service to Supplier: Funding ‘Not for Profit' Family Mediation Service 
    Trevor Morkham
  • The Future of Family Mediation 
    Elizabeth Walsh

About the Author

General Editor
John Westcott
Contributors
Kay Begg
Roger Bird
Dr Stephen Cretney
Professor Gwynn Davis
Thelma Fisher
Trevor Morkham
Professor Mervyn Murch
Lisa Parkinson
Elizabeth Walsh
David Woodward
Foreword
The Rt Hon Baroness Hale of Richmond

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