Clarke Hall & Morrison on Children

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Commentary

Acknowledged as being the leading work on both the civil jurisdiction of the family courts and the criminal
jurisdiction of the youth courts, Clarke, Hall and Morrison gathers together all the legislation, circulars and
guidance notes that relate to every aspect of child law. It also includes useful procedural tables, checklists,
precedents and flowcharts. Expert commentary explains and clarifies the law throughout and makes sure that the reader is fully aware of its practical implications. The work includes expert analysis of all the relevant case law and contains all relevant source materials accompanied by explanatory commentary.

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Issue 116, November 2023



The following chapters have been updated:


Binder 1
Division 1: Cardinal Principles and Jurisdiction

Chapter 1 Parentage


Chapter 3 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights


Chapter 5 Parental responsibility


Chapter 6 The Cardinal Principles of the Children Act 1989


Chapter 8 Jurisdiction


Division 2: Part II of the Children Act 1989: Private Law Proceedings

Chapter 2 Section 8 Orders


Division 3: Financial Provision for Children

Chapter 2 The courts’ powers


Chapter 3 Maintenance under the Child Support Act 1991


Division 5: International Child Abduction and Protection

Chapter 1 Introduction


Chapter 2 Recovering a child taken outside England and Wales


Chapter 3 Children removed to and from Member States (other than Denmark) of the European Union


Chapter 4 Children removed to and from the United Kingdom: 1980 Convention Countries


Chapter 5 Child Protection


Division 6: Wardship and Inherent Jurisdiction

Chapter 1 Wardship


Chapter 2 The Inherent Jurisdiction


Division 9: Part IV of the Children Act 1989: Care Proceedings

Chapter 1 Care proceedings


Division 10: Adoption

Chapter 4 Placement for adoption


Chapter 5 Adoption Procedure


Division 11: Practice and Procedure

Chapter 4 Enforcement of orders


Binder 2
Division 13: Care Standards

Chapter 1 Care standards and safeguarding of children


Division 14: Youth Justice

Chapter 1 The youth justice system


Chapter 3 Investigation of criminal offences


Chapter 4 The criminal courts


Chapter 5 Sentences and orders of the court


Binder 3
Division D: International Abduction & Protection — Statutes

The following has been updated:


Child Abduction and Custody Act 1984


Child Abduction And Custody (Parties To Conventions) Order 1986


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Contributors

Richard A H White  General editor
Nigel Lowe  General editor
The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder  Consultant editor
Nageena Khalique  Editor
Elizabeth Isaacs  Editor
V Rt. Hon The Baroness Hale of Richmond  Author
 Adrian Turner Author
 Christopher McFarland Editor
 Hugh Travers Editor