Lawyers and mediators : the brave new world of services for separating families /: the brave new world of services for separating families. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mavis Maclean and John Eekelaar.
• Authors: Maclean, Mavis; Eekelaar, John
• Contents: Preface ; Contents ; 1. Family Legal Services and the State ; I. Family Law, the Role of Solicitors and Legal Aid; II. Legal Aid and Family Matters ; III. Mediation and the Abandonment of Legal Support ; IV. Impact of the Legal Aid Changes of April 2013 on Services for Individuals Contemplating Separation ; V. Consequences of Lack of Representation ; VI. What Follows ; 2. The Marketisation of the Legal Profession ; I. Deregulation and Freeing the Market ; II. New Questions ; III. The Changing Market for Divorce-Related Services IV. What Are Family Law Solicitors Offering to Prospective Clients? V. Online Divorce Services: Extending the Boundaries of Lawyers' Services? ; 3. What Solicitors are Doing ; I. The Study Methodology: Observing Solicitors ; II. The Observational Data ; III. Conclusion ; 4. The Organisation and Aims of Mediation in England and Wales ; I. Organisation; II. Qualifications and Training ; III. Codes of Practice ; IV. Does Mediation only Deal with Disputes? ; V. Information and Advice ; VI. Children ; VII. What Follows ; 5. The Practice of Family Mediators I: Non-Lawyers I. Group 1: Non-Lawyer Mediators Working in Non-Legal Settings II. Group 2: Non-Lawyer Mediators Working in Legal Settings ; III. General Observations ; 6. The Practice of Family Mediators II: Legally Trained Mediators ; I. Group 3: Mediators who Were Qualified Solicitors but Were no Longer Practising ; II. Group 4: Lawyer Mediators Practising Mediation and Law in a Legal Setting ; III. What Follows ; 7. Towards an Integrated Service? ; I. Types of Mediation ; II. Who is the Client? ; III. A Proposal: 'Legally Assisted' Family Mediation ; IV. An ADR Continuum ; V. Finally Legal Aid
• Publisher Details: Oxford Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.420166; Law -- Family Law -- General; Divorce mediation -- England; Practice of law -- England; LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Divorce mediation; Practice of law; Family law; England; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781509904839; 1509904832; 9781509904846; 1509904840
• Related ISBNs: 9781509904822; 1509904824
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-155) and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed January 13, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.