Hayes and Williams' Family Law Principles, Policy, and Practice

Stephen Gilmore and Lisa Glennon provide a timely update, to this popular and highly readable account of family law. Noted for its accessibility, this new edition of Hayes and Williams 'Family Law:Principles, Policy and Practice guides the student carefully through the legislation and case lawhelping them fully understand the topics and themes under discussion.The book is divided into two parts: part one deals with the law relating to adults and part two with the law connected to children. The book takes into account all major legal developments and provides valuable analysis along with straightforward and clear legal explanation. The authors challengethe reader to question policy, legislation, and decisions made by the courts. They address the crucial social and political context that plays an important role in shaping this fascinating and dynamic area of law.

Stephen Gilmore is Lecturer in Family Law at King's College London. He has taught Family Law at Oxford University and at the University of East London. He is the Case Law Editor of Child and Family Law Quarterly. He has published a number of articles in the field of family law and is a co-editor (with Rebecca Probert and Jonathan Herring) of Responsible Parents and Parental Responsibility (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2009 forthcoming). Lisa Glennon is a Lecturer in Law at Queen's University Belfast. She has authored many journal articles and book chapters in the field of family law. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the multi-disciplinary journal Child Care in Practice and is Northern Ireland Editor of the Irish Journal of Family Law. She has acted as consultant to both the Law Reform Advisory Committee for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Office of Law Reform.