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"The law relating to children does not seem to stand still long enough to have its photograph taken."So says Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, before endorsing the one book he says has captured its image.THE guide to current, important and commonly misunderstood issues in public children law.Drawing together the key statute, case law, and procedure in relation to twelve central themes, Public Children Law: Contemporary Issues explores and examines current issues of particular difficulty in public children law, with an emphasis on those with an international dimension.It provides a comprehensive overview of some of the most pressing issues in child protection law, as well as identifying common pitfalls and practical tips, and providing good practice guides.The topics covered include:- Children giving evidence- Child trafficking- Radicalisation - Female genital mutilation- Secure accommodation orders- Special guardianship orders- Family Drug and Alcohol Court- Forced marriage and honour-based violence- International public children law- Children's evidence- Child trafficking- Reporting restrictions- Deprivation of children's liberty- Post-adoption contact- Section 20 and damages

This new title deals with core issues such as the history of child migration, jurisdiction issues (domicile, habitual residence and the presence of the child) as well as the family and immigration issues associated with family travel, family separation, the creation of family relationships through adoption, surrogacy, guardianship and the movement of unaccompanied and trafficked children. In each of these cases, the parties and courts are likely to be dealing with intersecting family and immigration laws. These cases are now more frequent and more complex with one explanation for this increase being the UK's changed demography. The book provides the detail, case authority, international guidance and practical experience with the case contexts in which these issues arise. There are regular sections where following an exposition on the law; the book then addresses the issues by reference to model case facts.It features the core international (UN, Council of Europe, HCCH) and EU family directives, UK wide and English and Scottish family laws, UK wide English and Scottish cases and guidance as well as nationality and immigration laws, rules and policies including:- The Immigration Act 2016- Immigration Rules 2016- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Acts 1990 and 2008- British Nationality Act 1981- The Children Act 1989- The Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Inter-country Adoption (Convention)- European Convention on Human Rights (as amended)An essential guide to this complex area of law for both practitioners at entry level and experienced practitioners.

Co-written by a leading tax expert and a family lawyer, this book provides answers to the common problems encountered in financial remedy cases in a way that assists professionals from each discipline. Family law practitioners will find a grounding in tax to help them to spot issues that arise upon family breakdown or financial remedies proceedings, whilst tax practitioners have guidance on what to expect from the process working as Single Joint Experts. It enables these practitioners to engage successfully to ensure that all necessary information is available to the court, or within alternative dispute resolution processes.The Second Edition covers a number of significant developments including: - Up-to-date allowances and bands- Changes to the rules regarding capital gains tax for divorcing couples - Updated Stamp Duty Land Tax for couples - Changes to corporation tax and its impact on how couples structure their finances- Cryptoassets- The tightening of the rules, heightened judicial expectations of the selection process and the ways in which experts deliver their assistance to the court- All precedents are available as electronic downloadsCombining concise and authoritative guidance to a complex and technically challenging area of law, supported by flowcharts and checklists, this work provides an expert inter-disciplinary approach for family and tax practitioners of all levels.This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law online service.