'The family justice system can seem like a frightening and mysterious world to those of us who only intermittently come into contact with the legal profession. This book does an excellent job of de-mystifying the family court processes; I wish it had been available when I was a junior doctor. I may have avoided a number of sleepless nights.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone working with children and young people and urge you to invest in a copy - you won't regret it.'
Dr Fiona Straw, Consultant Paediatrician and Joint Head of Service for Community Paediatrics, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Child protection made simple: the plain-speaking guide for all those concerned with the protection of children.
Providing up-to-date coverage of the key issues in this challenging and sensitive area of law, Child Protection and the Family Court: What You Need to Know offers a valuable point of reference for all involved in the child protection process, from teaching, medical or other professionals to parents and carers.
In addition to updated coverage of local authority safeguarding duties and investigations, parental responsibility, special guardianship, wardship and the inherent jurisdiction and secure accommodation, the Fourth Edition includes coverage of:
- The changes to the approach to child protection both in and out of the Family Court, particularly pre-proceedings work
- Detailed discussion of openness in the Family Court, following the President's Transparency Review of 2021
Written by an esteemed author team, including the President of the Family Division, a Family Court judge and a practising barrister, it offers non-specialist family lawyers, teachers, medical professionals and the police a clear and uncomplicated route through the process, with explanation supported by diagrams and charts to aid understanding.
This title is included in the Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law online service.
The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane is President of the Family Division, England and Wales.
Her Honour Judge Madeleine Reardon
Alexander Laing is a barrister practising at Coram Chambers. Alex specialises in children and finance law, particularly cases with an international element. He is the current Family Law Awards: Junior Barrister of the Year (2020), which is the top category under KC, having been the only member of the Family Bar ever twice to have won the Family Law Awards: Young Barrister of the Year (2018 and 2016). Alex is the only lawyer to appear in the four UK Supreme Court cases about family law over the past two years, including the current Family Law Awards: Case of the Year (2020). He is the only 'Rising Star' at the UK bar for both finance and children in Legal 500, 2021 and was the most junior family barrister to be ranked in Chambers and Partners, 2020.
