'Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts' loose-leaf available now

Friday 11 March 2022

Co-authored by Amanda Weston QC and Lorna Cservenka, of the Garden Court Chambers Family Team.

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Recognised as the standard reference work on the subject, Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts gives practical guidance on how all emergency applications should be made and is available as an online or print subscription. Written by leading practitioners in the field, it provides detailed guidance.

For any family law crisis, Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts:

  • Identifies the appropriate remedy
  • Explains in step-by-step detail the requisite procedure
  • Provides model applications and pleadings
  • Clarifies the underlying law

Written and edited by an unrivalled team of experts, definitive advice is provided on all aspects of the law, together with guidance on over 70 urgent applications, including:

  • Application for non-molestation and/or occupation order under Family Law Act 1996, Part IV
  • Application for a freezing injunction, search orders and writ ne exeat regno
  • Authority to place a child in secure accommodation
  • Application for an emergency protection order
  • Application for authority under the inherent jurisdiction
  • Application for warrant of arrest under Family Law Act 1996, Pt IV, s 47(8)
  • Application for forced marriage protection orders
  • Application for judicial review
  • Urgent appeal against an order by magistrates for transfer of residence of a child
  • Application to extend or restrict publicity
  • Application in respect of mentally ill persons
  • Applications concerning domestic and international child abduction
  • The impact of the Hague Convention 1996 on the Protection of Children
  • Applications under TOLATA and MFP Act 1984 Part III
  • General introduction on procedure under the FPR 2010

Emergency Remedies in the Family Courts has a unique format comprising four parts:

  1. Key Page - A quick reference guide to the appropriate application, who can apply and in which court the application must be made
  2. Procedural Guide - Takes you step-by-step through each stage of an application and cross-refers you to the relevant rules of court
  3. Precedents - Includes all documentation needed for each application
  4. Law and Practice - These sections present unrivalled advice from a team of experts giving you a full understanding of the applicable law

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