Authoritative, comprehensive, practical and written by two leading child lawyers, advised by a board of eminent child law experts, Hershman and McFarlane: Children Law and Practice is firmly established as the leading reference work on the subject.
Conceived and written around the Children Act 1989 the work is regularly commended for its user-friendly approach and for concentrating on the issues that really matter in both public and private law. Clear narrative is complemented by numerous time-saving checklists, procedural tables and flow-charts. Relevant statutory materials are included and the whole work is extensively cross-referenced.
Used by all sectors of the profession including solicitors, the judiciary, barristers, local authorities and social services, this work is relied upon daily in all levels of court. Here's why:
- Authoritative Commentary
Detailed and practical advice is written by The Hon Mr Justice McFarlane and Madeleine Reardon, Barrister
- Easy-to-Use Layout
Flow-charts, checklists and procedural tables take you step-by-step through all the procedures relevant to your application
- Comprehensive Legislation
Includes all the relevant statutes and statutory materials
- Frequent and Economical Updating Service
To keep pace with all of the latest changes in this important area of practice the work is updated three times a year
- Portable Core Narrative Binder
This binder contains all the essential procedural narrative that you need to take to court, which along with Hershman and McFarlane: Children Act Handbook, makes the perfect portable library of practical information for court proceedings
- FREE Hershman and McFarlane Children Act Handbook 2010/11
Includes a free copy of Hershman and McFarlane: Children Act Handbook, published annually, providing a single volume source of key legislation and guidance materials.
NEW FOR APRIL 2011
- Fully revised and restructured to take account of the impact of the Family Procedure Rules
2010 and supplementary Practice Directions
- The last update includes case-law on:
- The limitations on the court’s powers to enforce contact orders where older children
refuse to attend: Re L-W (Children) [2010] EWCA Civ 1253
- The making of a costs order against the local authority following a fact-finding hearing
during which the child’s grandparents had successfully defended themselves against
serious allegations: Re T (A Child) [2010] EWCA Civ 1585
- Plus comments of the President on internal relocation in Re F (Children) [2010] EWCA
Civ 1428 and the President’s Guidance of December 2010 on the appointment of the
Official Solicitor to act on behalf of a protected party in family proceedings and in Court of Protection Proceedings