Collating the important case law from across public children law, this title provides a comprehensive and in-depth compendium of cases entirely devoted to this field of family law. The Compendium uses easily navigable headings and aims to present the most relevant case(s) on each issue. Case references include neutral citation, reporting citation, location of the relevant principle or guidance within the case, identity of the judge(s) and quotation of the relevant section from the case.

The Compendium covers:
-Section 20/section 76 Accommodation
-Emergencies and Investigations
-Threshold Criteria
-Interim Care and Supervision Orders
-Case Management
-International Issues
-Evidence
-Experts
-The Welfare Stage
-Care and Supervision Orders
-Placement and Adoption Orders
-Special Guardianship Orders
-Restricting Liberty
-Costs
-Appeals

This book will help the reader to:
· Identify the leading authorities on issues across the field of public children law.
· Locate principles and guidance within those authorities, including:
o identifying where principles are found in those cases; and
o providing quotation of those principles.

This is an essential text for all public children law practitioners, including barristers, solicitors, members of the judiciary, magistrates, court clerks, legal executives and social work professionals. It would also be a desirable text for academics concerned with public children law.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law online service.