Description

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This court practice guide enables you to avoid the most common pitfalls encountered across the spectrum of family proceedings, thereby speeding up litigation and avoiding unnecessary work and wasted costs orders.

It covers every aspect of the court process across family proceedings, from divorce and financial remedies to private law and public law children, injunctions and committals and appeals. The guidance is set out with clear references to source materials and is supplemented by forms and other practical information.

The work is a key staple widely referred to within the Family Court, Principal Registry of the Family Division, other district registries and county courts.

The 7th edition includes the following:

- Divorce reform
- Changes to Committal proceedings
- Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (inc PD 12J and Rule 3A)
- Presumption of diminished evidence and vulnerability of witnesses (PD 3AA)
- Jurisdiction issues
- Parental alienation

About the Author

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Christopher Simmonds is the Designated Family Law Judge for Dorset. He is a former Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission and former Course Director 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. Alexander Laing is an award-winning barrister practicing at Coram Chambers. Alex specialises in children and finance law, particularly cases with an international element. Sophie Hill is a barrister at Coram Chambers specialising in complex finance and private law children cases Edward Bennett is a barrister at Harcourt Chambers specialising in international children's law. He was previously Editor of the International Family Law Journal.