Family Law

A leading text for understanding the principles of family law

Family Law, 11th edition helps students understanding the law with in-built features and reader-friendly content. With updated features to reflect the latest developments in the field, as well as extensive references, this text is the ideal for grasping the key principles of family law.

". comprehensive, clear and student-friendly. I particularly like the 'debate' sections… useful for students when critiquing the law for assessment purposes and for seminar discussions."

- Jennifer Sands, Senior Teaching Fellow, School of Law, University of Leeds

Family Law, 11th Edition, by Jonathan Herring, is the best-selling textbook loved by students and lecturers alike. With a clear and logical structure, this book offers you exceptional coverage of the essential principles of family law. The text guides you through the theories, debates, and political and ethical dilemmas surrounding the subject, ensuring you have the knowledge required to critique existing law and evaluate reform options.

The 11th edition has been fully updated with all significant legal developments in family law, including:

• Parental responsibility and compatibility with the local authority's plans: Re C (Looked After Child) (Covid-19 Vaccination) [2021]
• What is relevant to the court process in domestic abuse and coercive control: Re H-N (Children) (Domestic abuse: finding of fact hearings) [2021]
• Rights of trans children to consent to medical treatment: Bell and others v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2021]
• The extent of parental responsibility: MZ v FZ and others [2022]

Renowned for its wide-ranging coverage and signature writing style, this is an essential text for all students of family law and related disciplines.

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