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Reforming Family Justice: A Guide to the Family Court and the Children and Families Act 2014
Reforming Family Justice A Guide to the Family Court and the Children and Families Act 2014 Author:Jacqui Thomas, Sarah Blackmore This book contains commentary on and analysis of the UK's Children and Families Act 2014, Parts 1 and 2, which deal with family justice. It includes clear and comprehensive guidance for practitioners on the new regime and the relevant rules/practice directions. The rationale behind the Act is discussed through an analysis of the need for reform.... more » Given the withdrawal of legal aid (from April 2013) in UK private law cases, the book provides clear practice guides, summaries, and glossaries of legal terms with a view to expanding the legal profession market (such as barristers and solicitors) to also include litigants-in-person who are negotiating their own way through the UK system.« less