Family Law and the Civil Procedure Rules

The implementation of the Civil Procedure Rules has got the entire legal profession worrying - including family lawyers. Although most family proceedings are specifically excluded from the new regime there are still many areas where the Rules will have a direct impact. There are also key areas of family procedure which could be indirectly influenced by the new approach to litigation that the reforms aim to encourage. Family Law and the Civil Procedure Rules is a Special Report from Family Law which provides an understanding of the new framework, identifies those areas which will be affected and explores the potential impact of Lord Woolf's "new landscape" on family and child law. It explains The guiding principles behind the reforms The framework of the new rules The new costs rules which apply in family proceedings (the Family Proceedings (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1999) How the over riding objectives and proportionality could affect the management of all family cases The new rules on disclosure and evidence, and their impact on family proceedings Part 36 offer - payments into court - and the effect on Calderbank correspondence The Report also includes the text of the relevant rules, including the important new Costs rules - and a revised Calderbank letter.Rubin, Barry A. is the author of 'Family Law and the Civil Procedure Rules', published 1999 under ISBN 9780853085782 and ISBN 0853085781.