Bromley's Family Law

Eleventh Edition

Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas

Comprehensive scope and content coverage ensures the text is suitable for a wide range of courses and is the go-to reference guide for both students and practitioners
Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas continue Peter Bromley's legacy, providing a clear and accurate account of current family law practice while examining areas for development and debate and ensuring that the law is understood in its wider social context
Detailed discussion is clearly distilled and broken down throughout each chapter to ensure students new to the subject are informed, not overwhelmed
Regular headings are used to signpost discussion and ensure easy navigation, helping readers to quickly find what they need whether in class, court, or office
Pays particular attention to the international elements of family law, considering the leading cases from the EU and the cross-jurisdictional issues of the subject

New to this Edition:

New chapter on international family law
New chapter on cohabitation
Takes full account of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and Children and Families Act 2014
Examines the proposals of the Family Justice Review
Considers the Law Commission proposals for reform of the law on cohabitation, marital property agreements and needs, and non-matrimonial property on divorce

Bromley's Family Law

Eleventh Edition

Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas

Description

Relied on by generations of students and practitioners alike, Bromley's Family Law remains the definitive guide to the subject.

Updated by experts in the area, Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas provide an accurate, detailed yet highly readable account of family law. The text presents a broad and comprehensive treatment of the key issues relating to adult and child law in a clear and distilled manner. Regular headings break up the text and allow easy navigation and quick reference for both students new to the subject and those in practice.

The new edition has been fully edited and updated to take account of the latest case law and legislation, while also reflecting new debates and emerging issues in the area. Particular attention is also paid to the increasingly significant international dimension of family law, with a new chapter on this area added to the 11th edition.

Bromley's Family Law

Eleventh Edition

Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas

1:Introduction
2:Formation of marriage and civil partnerships
3:Determining the validity of a marriage or civil partnership
4:The personal and property consequences of adult partnerships
5:The family home
6:Domestic violence and abuse
7:Divorce and dissolution
8:Parents and guardians
9:The legal position of children
10:What is parental responsibility?
11:Who has parental responsibility?
12:The welfare principle
13:The voice of the child
14:The court's powers to make orders under part II of the Children Act 1989
15:Children and local authorities
16:Children and local authorities: Investigation of child abuse
17:Children and local authorities: Care and supervision proceedings
18:Children and local authorities: The position of children in care
19:Adoption and special guardianship
20:The high court's inherent powers in respect of children
21:Financial obligations to members of the family
22:Financial remedies on divorce, dissolution, nullity and separation: the court's powers
23:Financial remedies: principles and assessment
24:Cohabitation
25:Inheritance and intestacy
26:International aspects of child law

Bromley's Family Law

Eleventh Edition

Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas

Author Information

Nigel Lowe, Professor of Law, Cardiff University, and Gillian Douglas, Professor of Law, Cardiff University

Nigel Lowe is Professor of Law at Cardiff University.

Gillian Douglas is Professor of Law at Cardiff University.

Bromley's Family Law

Eleventh Edition

Nigel Lowe and Gillian Douglas

Reviews and Awards

Bromley's is a tried and tested text which continues to deliver an accessible yet erudite account of family law. - Robert Jago, Senior Lecturer in Family Law and Head of School, University of Surrey

Comprehensive, readable and accessible. My students always find what they need in Bromley's - and more. - Jens M. Scherpe, University Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Cambridge and Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. Academic Door Tenant at Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB), London