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Children: The Inherent Jurisdiction and Wardship - A Family Practitioner's Handbook
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Product description
Why should you buy Children: The Inherent Jurisdiction and Wardship - A Family Practitioner's Handbook
The inherent jurisdiction (including wardship) (Jordan Publishing) is an ever-developing concept within family proceedings, with a number of important recently reported authorities setting down parameters in respect of its use. The jurisdiction is increasingly used in order to protect children in novel and fact-specific situation which are becoming more regular in today's world.
This invaluable practitioner title provides family lawyers with a comprehensive guide to the inherent jurisdiction, the situations in which it can be invoked and its limitations, incorporating the relevant authorities and procedural guidance into an easily accessible text.
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Contents
•Background, definition and limitations
•General procedure in respect of application for orders made under the inherent jurisdiction
•Providing protection from and preventing association with persons who present risk of harm to a child
•Preventing publication and dissemination of information
•Medical treatment and deprivation of liberty
•Cases with a foreign element
•Novel, unusual and exceptional: Further examples of the use of the inherent jurisdiction in children cases
•Appendices
