Published annually, "Hershman and McFarlane Act Handbook 2007/08" provides a single volume source of key children proceedings legislation and related guidance. It contains consolidated, fully amended and annotated texts of the Children Act 1989."Hershman and McFarlane Act Handbook 2007/08" meets the need for a reliable, up-to-date and yet still portable source and will be used in court by all child law practitioners, judges and social workers.

Table of Contents

Adoption and Children Act 2002, ss 1, 18-29, 52; Children Act 1989; Family Proceedings Rules 1991: Part I, Part II, rr 2.38-2.40, 2.57, Parts III-VI, Part VII, rr 7.1-7.3, 7.7-7.15, Parts VIII-X, Appendices 1 and 3; Family Proceedings Courts (CA 1989) Rules 1991; Children (Allocation of Proceedings) Order 1991; Children (Allocation of Proceedings) (Appeals) Order 1991; Family Proceedings (Allocation to Judiciary) Directions 1999; Practice Direction (Case Management) [1995] 1 FLR 456; Best Practice Guidance (Handbook of Best Practice in Children Act cases); Practice Direction (Human Rights Act 1998) [2000] 2 FLR 429; B v B (Court Bundles: Video Evidence) [1994] FLR 323; President's Guidance (The Private Law Programme); Protocol for Judicial Case Management in Public Law Children Act Cases; Practice Direction (Family Proceedings: Court Bundles) [2006] 2 FLR 199; Perpetual Calender.

Author Biography

The Hon Mr Justice McFarlane