“widely read legal periodical amongst the district bench according to recent Bulletin survey"
Law Bulletin, Volume 21 Number 2 (Summer 2010)

"the principal (monthly) periodical dealing with contemporary issues"
Sir Mark Potter P (September 2008)

Family Law is the leading practitioner journal, ensuring all family law professionals keep up with the latest developments and their impact on practice. Each issue contains the latest news of legislative change, authoritative case reports, invaluable articles and news items written and compiled by experts for the practising family law professional.

• Comment
  Personal views on topical issues from distinguished family law experts
  
• Newsline
  The latest developments in family law, policy and practice
  
• Case Reports
  Short case reports of the latest important family and child law cases, together with analysis from some of the country's foremost family law experts. The case reports and commentaries are frequently relied upon in court
  
• In Practice
  Brief, practical articles that clarify new developments in law and procedure
  
• Articles
  In-depth articles written by leading practitioners, academics and other experts involved in the family justice system
  
• Practice Directions
  Reproduced in full
  
• Other Features
  Includes book reviews, letters, Resolution news and a diary of events

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EDITOR

Elizabeth Walsh Solicitor and Mediator

CASE EDITORS

Rebecca Bailey-Harris Barrister, 1 Hare Court; Professor Emeritus, University of Bristol
Caroline Bridge Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand; Honorary Fellow, University of Manchester;
Gillian Douglas Professor of Law, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University

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June 2013 Content

Comment
Newsline
journalCPD
Case Reports

Articles

• View from the President’s Chambers: the process of reform: the
  revised PLO and the local authority Sir James Munby
• Parental religious beliefs when making decisions for terminally ill
  children Duncan Ranton
• Children bereaved as a result of domestic homicide
  Maria Ruegger and Margaret De Jong
• Parents who commit suicide after killing their children
  Mike Berry and Ruth Cliff
• Reducing the impact of early abuse and neglect: the emerging
  scale of the challenge Professor Maurice Place
• Changes to rules on instructing experts Safda Mahmood
• Division of the spoils: damages from personal injury awards
  Margaret Hatwood
• Common intention constructive trusts: a way forward
  Annika Newnham
• Neglect neglected in the Crime and Courts Act Christine Piper

In Practice

• Pensions case-law update Beverley Morris
• Heroin and family courts Nicholas Airey
• Foreign Lands: Part 4(ii): Child trafficking Gillian Geddes
• The Single Family Court in London: a Joint Statement
• Committal for Contempt of Court:
  Practice Guidance
• Practice Note: The Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts:
  Appointment in Family Proceedings and Proceedings under the
  Inherent Jurisdiction in Relation to Adults
• Dispute Resolution: Specialist child care mediation: mediation in
  public law cases Marian Roberts

FLBA News
Resolution News
Association of District Judges News
Newsline Extra
Diary
Family Law Websites 

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Elizabeth Walsh
Family Law
21 St Thomas Street
Bristol BS1 6JS, UK

Alternatively, material may be submitted by email to the following address: matthias_mueller@jordanpublishing.co.uk

Copyright

Contributions can only be accepted provided that all copyright clearances have been obtained by the author.

Submission Format

The preferred method for submitting materials is by email to editor@familylaw.co.uk. If posting your submission, material should be supplied electronically, together with a print out. The electronic version and the print out should be exact copies. The document should be saved in Microsoft Word for Windows. Documents prepared on a Macintosh should be converted for PC compatibility.

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References

Authors should be as accurate as possible when citing references of any kind, and should provide the fullest possible details. Bibliographies and footnotes should be avoided in preference to bracketed references in the text.

Guidance

Substantive guidance may be obtained by contacting the general editor:

Elizabeth Walsh
International Family Law
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Bristol BS1 6JS, UK

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