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Covering the entire range of family business in every level of court, The Family Court Practiceremains the acknowledged authority on practice and procedure. Completely revised and updated for 2013, it contains fully and expertly annotated statutes and rules together with scores of unique step-by-step procedural guides, which direct the user effortlessly to the relevant rules and annotations. Ensure you order your copy of the invaluable Red Book today.
What is New for 2013?
- All the latest amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010, including the new Practice Direction 15B and the new Part 25 with Practice Directions 25A–F
- All the latest amendments to the relevant Civil Procedure Rules 1998, including the new costs rules and accompanying Practice Directions implementing the Jackson reforms, the new Practice Directions 35 and 52A–E, and the new Part 81 with Practice Direction 81
- Important new judicial Practice Directions and guidance, including the Practice Direction of 24 March 2012 on Citation of Authorities, the President’s Guidance of May 2012 on Prior Authority for Experts, and the Legal Services Commission Guidance of January 2013 on Applications for Prior Authorities for Experts in Family Cases
- Revised and updated procedural guides, including new guidance on applications for recognition, non-recognition and enforcement of court orders under the 1996 Convention
- Expanded coverage of domestic legislation, including the Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children (International Obligations) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2010 and the International Recovery of Maintenance (Hague Convention 2007 etc) Regulations 2012
- Inclusion of the 1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children and the 2007 Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance
- Analysis and coverage of the latest developments in case-law, including Re J (Children) [2013] UKSC 9, Re AI and MT [2013] EWHC 100 (Fam) and Kremen v Agrest [2012] EWHC 45 (Fam)
The Family Court Practice 2013 includes an Autumn Supplement which will be published at the end of November. Customers will be placed on standing order to receive this supplement and new editions of the red book, until countermanded.
Part I: Procedural Guides
Detailed guidance covering the following areas:
-Applications for Relief Other Than Divorce
-Application for Matrimonial and Civil Partnership
-Proceedings and Related Orders
-Enforcement of Orders
-Children
-Judicial Reviews and Appeals
-Miscellaneous
Part II: Statutes
Pertinent provisions of all relevant statutes, reproduced in amended form and annotated by the expert team of contributors.
Part III: Procedure Rules
The full text of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and practice directions, plus relevant provisions and practice directions from the Civil Procedure Rules 1998, the Magistrates’ Courts (Enforcement or Variation of Orders Made in Family Proceedings and Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules 2011, the Magistrates’ Courts Rules 1981 and the Supreme Court Rules 2009. All provisions are reproduced as amended, along with detailed explanation and guidance.
Part IV: Statutory Instruments
Pertinent provisions of all relevant SIs appear in amended form, with commentary from the expert team of contributors .
Part V: Practice Guidance
Relevant practice guidance for family law practitioners.
Part VI: European Material
Coverage of significant European Regulations and Conventions, all fully annotated.
Editor-in-Chief
Lord Wilson of Culworth
General Editor
His Honour Judge Anthony Cleary
Consulting Editor
The Rt Hon Lady Justice Black
Contributors
District Judge Gordon Ashton OBE
Jane Bridge, Barrister
David Burrows, Solicitor Advocate
District Judge Neil Hickman
District Judge Robert Hill
Michael Keehan QC
Alistair MacDonald QC
The Rt Hon Lord Justice McFarlane
Her Honour Nasreen Pearce
District Judge Caroline Reid
David Salter, Solicitor
Maggie Silver, Family Legal Services Manager, Surrey Magistrates' Court
"The 2012 edition of The Family Court Practice continues to build on the substantial work undertaken by this publication in 2011, to get up to speed with the fundamental changes brought about by the introduction of the Family Procedure Rules 2010.
The commentary to the new rules has been developed further and is impressively comprehensive. The procedural guides are fully up to date with references to the new Forms, as well as the new Practice Directions and Rules and this section of the book continues to be a useful launch pad for the most common applications. Where there is any deficiency in clarity, this can be traced back to the rules themselves.
Going forward we continue to have high expectations that the 'Red Book' will keep the profession fully briefed on the latest clarifications to the Rules and more generally on the developments within Family law. The Autumn Supplement published in November is a valuable addition to the annual update."
Mark Harper, Withers LLP, September 2012
"Every year since 1993, 'The Family Court Practice' - the much valued 'Red Book' - has provided what has become the definitive work of reference in family law ... The 2011 edition reflects some quite enormous changes that have taken place since last year's edition. The most important change, with which all family practitioners are familiarizing themselves, is the coming into force in April 2011 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010, which extend to some 273 pages of text ... The fact that this work is published yearly keeps it topical and up to date ... such attributes include its ease of use, compactness, clarity of presentation and the reliabilty of the text ... "Where do I find it in the Red Book?" is, according to Wilson, a commonplace query on the part of the judges and woebetide the practitioner who hasn't brought a copy along.So if you haven't bought this year's particularly important edition, better do it now."
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