Family Law: Text, Cases and Materials 5th ed

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An unrivalled collection, placing key judgments and expert commentary at your fingertips.

Family Law: Text, Cases, and Materials presents everything the undergraduate student needs in one volume. The authors offer a detailed and authoritative exposition of family law, illustrated by materials carefully selected from a wide range of sources.

Selling points:

• Combines a wide range of cases and materials with insightful explanation, commentary and analysis, creating a complete resource for students of family law
• Features authoritative author commentary which engages with a range of theoretical and critical perspectives
• Accompanying online resources provide regular updates on recent developments in family law, further reading suggestions, questions, and additional legal coverage
• Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support

New to this edition:

• Developments including the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, and the advent of mixed-sex civil partnership
• Consideration of the Law Commission's proposed reform of weddings law, particularly in relation to non-qualifying ceremonies
• A revised analysis of the Gillick competence and children's autonomy rights in light of recent case law
• Updated case law, including Guest v Guest [2022], Re H-W (Care Proceedings) [2022], Bell v Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust [2021], and HM Attorney General v Akhter and Khan [2020]

Digital formats and resources:

The fifth edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online resources.

• The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
• The online resources that support the book include regular updates on the law, further reading suggestions, and questions for students to consider