Landmark Cases in Family Law (2011) is a book of chapters contributed by various authors, which outlines the key cases in English family law.
Content The cases discussed are,
The Roos case (1670): Rebecca Probert, Associate Professor, University of Warwick. J v C and Another AC 668L: Nigel Lowe, Professor of Law, Cardiff University. Corbett v Corbett (Orse. Ashley) P 83: Stephen Gilmore, Senior Lecturer in Law, King's College London. Burns v Burns Ch 317.: John Mee, University College Cork. Szechter (Orse. Karsov) v Szechter P 286: Mary Hayes, Emeritus Professor, University of Sheffield. S v S; W v Official Solicitor AC 24: Andrew Bainham, Fellow of Christ's College, University of Cambridge. Poel v Poel 1 WLR 1469: Rachel Taylor, University of Oxford. Wachtel v Wachtel Fam 72: Gillian Douglas, Professor of Law, Cardiff University. Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech AHA AC 112: Jane Fortin, Professor of Law, University of Sussex. R v R 1 AC 599: Jonathan Herring, Fellow of Exeter College, University of Oxford. X (Minors) v Bedfordshire County Council etc 2 AC 633: Judith Masson, Professor of Socio-legal Studies, University of Bristol. White v White 1 AC 596: Elizabeth Cooke, Law Commissioner for England and Wales and Professor of Law, University of Reading. Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association 1 AC 27: Lisa Glennon, Lecturer, Queen's University, Belfast.
Reception Nottingham Trent University sociologist professor Robert Dingwall wrote, "The book is beautifully written, nicely produced and just full of intrinsically fascinating material." In a positive review in Child and Family Law Quarterly, Simon Edward Rowbotham stated, "Landmark Cases is not overly legalistic, its appeal transcending the world of lawyers, academics and students. The re-telling of the cases includes some enjoyable prose, often peppered with colourful anecdotes that indulge the voyeuristic side of reading cases: the desire to follow the characters bevond the court room."
See also Landmark case Restitution in English law Landmark Cases in the Law of Restitution (2006) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in the Law of Tort (2010) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in Contract (2008) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in Equity (2012) by Charles Mitchell and Paul Mitchell Landmark Cases in Land Law (2013) by Nigel Gravells
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External links Official website