Collating the important case law from across public children law, this title provides a comprehensive and in-depth compendium of cases entirely devoted to this field of family law. The Compendium uses easily navigable headings and aims to present the most relevant case(s) on each issue. Case references include neutral citation, reporting citation, location of the relevant principle or guidance within the case, identity of the judge(s) and quotation of the relevant section from the case. The Compendium covers: -Section 20/section 76 Accommodation -Emergencies and Investigations -Threshold Criteria -Interim Care and Supervision Orders -Case Management -International Issues -Evidence -Experts -The Welfare Stage -Care and Supervision Orders -Placement and Adoption Orders -Special Guardianship Orders -Restricting Liberty -Costs -Appeals This book will help the reader to: · Identify the leading authorities on issues across the field of public children law. · Locate principles and guidance within those authorities, including: o identifying where principles are found in those cases; and o providing quotation of those principles. This is an essential text for all public children law practitioners, including barristers, solicitors, members of the judiciary, magistrates, court clerks, legal executives and social work professionals. It would also be a desirable text for academics concerned with public children law. This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law online service.

A practical and concise guide to the areas surrounding the Children Act 1989 and subsequent child protection legislation, guidance and case law. The book deals with care planning, expert evidence, taking instructions, case preparation and courtroom skills.

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Child protection made simple: the plain-speaking guide for all those concerned with the protection of children. Providing a clear and uncomplicated route through the child protection process. Diagrams and charts are included to aid understanding; jargon and acronyms are only included in order to explain them and key court decisions are explained in their proper context. In addition to coverage of local authority safeguarding duties and investigations, parental responsibility, wardship and the inherent jurisdiction and secure accommodation, new content in this edition includes: A chapter on special guardianship, helpful for those who find themselves involved in legal proceedings without access to legal aid, such as grandparents Developments in cases involving: Radicalisation Adoption Children or parents who are nationals of a foreign country The introduction of the Child Arrangements Programme for private law