A Practical Guide to Family Proceedings: Blomfield and Brooks (Bloomsbury Family Law) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1526501775 ISBN 13: 9781526501776

Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional, 2018

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Christopher Simmonds has been a Family Circuit Judge since the 3rd April 2018 now sitting at Bournemouth. He was originally a District Judge appointed in 2010. He sat in the Principal Registry of the Family Division until his transfer to the Western Circuit in November 2015. His is the Lead Regional Judge for the Court of Protection (South West), a former Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission and former Course Directors at the Judicial College (Family). Before being appointed he was a Solicitor and Partner in the firm of Davis Simmonds & Donaghey specialising in Public Law Proceedings and a member of the Children Panel. He has written numerous articles on family law to include section 38(6) Applications and Secure Accommodation Orders.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526501775
• ISBN 13: 9781526501776
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 1432
• Editor: Robinson District Judge District Judge Richard, Simmonds District Judge District Judge Christopher, Hickman Neil, Thambyrajah Joanne