Child Protection and the Family Court - What You Need to Know

A clear and straightforward guide for all those concerned with the protection of children and the family courts, whatever their specialist role or interest, written by an esteemed team of authors led by the Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane.

About the author

The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane is President of the Family Division, England and Wales.Her Honour Judge Madeleine ReardonAlexander Laing is a barrister practising at Coram Chambers. Alex specialises in children and finance law, particularly cases with an international element. He is the current Family Law Awards: Junior Barrister of the Year (2020), which is the top category under KC, having been the only member of the Family Bar ever twice to have won the Family Law Awards: Young Barrister of the Year (2018 and 2016). Alex is the only lawyer to appear in the four UK Supreme Court cases about family law over the past two years, including the current Family Law Awards: Case of the Year (2020). He is the only ‘Rising Star’ at the UK bar for both finance and children in Legal 500, 2021 and was the most junior family barrister to be ranked in Chambers and Partners, 2020.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Laing, Andrew McFarlane, Madeleine Reardon, Reardon Madeleine
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.2025
• EAN: 9781526528827
• ISBN: 978-1-5265-2882-7
• No. of pages: 688
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 248 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 1100 g
• Series: Bloomsbury Family Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; England, Wales, EDUCATION / General, Education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Commonwealth of Nations, LAW / Family Law / Children, Social Work, Family law: children