Practical Guide To Family Proceedings: Blomfield And Brooks Paperback

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Are you concerned about falling foul of the pitfalls across the spectrum of modern family proceedings? Established as a straightforward, easy-to-follow handbook of procedure, A Practical Guide to Family Proceedings: Blomfield and Brooks offers step-by-step guidance on the effective conduct of all the most common types of family law application. Fully revised and restructured in line with the changes resulting from the creation of the Family Court, the new Sixth Edition includes: -Coverage of the updated procedure for Presumption of Death applications - New chapters covering jurisdiction in children proceedings, public law for the private law practitioner, vulnerable witnesses and an introduction to appeals - Up to date with all recent amendments to the Family Procedure Rules Widely referred to within the Family Court, Principal Registry of the Family Division, other district registries and county courts, it is an essential reference work for family law practitioners whether as an aide-memoire for the hardpressed specialist or as an introduction for the less experienced.

1526501775

9781526501776

English

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

16 Apr 2018

1432

Robert Blomfield

Neil Hickman

This invaluable practical guide, now in its sixth edition, is an established part of the essential material used in the Royal Courts of Justice, the Central Family Court and throughout the Family Court...The authors are to be congratulated for their clear and comprehensive exposition of the new position. I am pleased to commend it to practitioners both on and off the bench. -- Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division and Head of Family Justice * Foreword to the 6th Edition * This is an essential guide to everyday procedure in the family court and deserves a place in every practitioner's toolkit. Easily portable, it covers every aspect of the court process across the whole range of family proceedings, from divorce and financial remedies to private law and public law children, injunctions and committals and appeals...The guidance is set out in a readily accessible format, with clear references to source materials and is supplemented by forms and other practical information. The authority of the work reflects the extensive experience of its authors and I am pleased to commend it to all who practice in or may be involved with family proceedings. -- HH Judge Philip Waller CBE, Circuit Judge and formerly Senior District Judge of the Family Division * Review of 6th edition * ... procedure in family law is of the utmost importance ... this excellent book supports that principle with its easy and clear approach ... I commend it to both the practitioner and layman alike -- Charles Russell LLP * Review of a previous edition * will help practitioners avoid the vast majority of the most common pitfalls...Buy it. Use it. -- New Law Journal * Review of a previous edition * This briefcase friendly book is essential for the new practitioner and the old alike. Reliable, easy to use, it answers the questions which arise, some frequently and some only rarely, in a clear conciseway, reflecting the accumulated experience of the authors in the Principal Registry and the county courts -- Her Honour Judge Isobel Plumstead, Designated Family Judge and Deputy High Court Judge of the Family Division * Review of a previous edition * Procedure in family law is of the utmost importance. This excellent book supports that principle with its easy clear approach. I recommend it to both practitioner and layman alike -- Herbert Bennett F.Inst.L.Ex, Charles Russell LLP * Review of a previous edition * A brilliant 'how to do it' practical guide for the novice and eperienced practitioner alike. Everyone should have a copy as a first port of call... -- David Salter, Joint National Head of Family Law, Mills & Reeve LLP * Review of a previous edition *

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