tailieunhanh - FAMILY LAW ADVOCACY

The role of the law in settling family disputes has been a matter o particular debate over the past 25 years. In keeping with the genera public perception, the media have been largely critical about the role o lawyers in family law matters, sustaining a general lack of confidence in the legal profession, and a more specific feeling that in family matters lawyers aggravate conflict or even represent a female conspiracy. The climate in which family lawyers practise in England and Wales is therefore a harsh one | Family Law Advocacy How Barristers Help the Victims of Family Failure Mavis Maclean John Eekelaar FAMILY LAW ADVOCACY The role of the law in settling family disputes has been a matter of particular debate over the past 25 years. In keeping with the general public perception the media have been largely critical about the role of lawyers in family law matters sustaining a general lack of confidence in the legal profession and a more specific feeling that in family matters lawyers aggravate conflict or even represent a female conspiracy. The climate in which family lawyers practise in England and Wales is therefore a harsh one. The authors of this path-breaking study felt it was time to find out more about the contribution of barristers in family law cases. They therefore embarked on a careful study of the family law bar its characteristics what its members do and how their activities contribute to the management or resolution of family disputes. Much of the study comprises an in-depth examination of the day-to-day activity of members of the family law bar through observation of individual barristers as they perform their role in the context of a court hearing In attempting to answer questions such as whether our family justice system is excessively adversarial or whether family barristers earn too much from human unhappiness or indeed whether those working in the front line of child protection earn enough the authors reach some surprising conclusions. The barrister is both mentor and guide for the client is how they begin their conclusion we hope that we have shown that society should value their contribution more is how they .