Visiting Professor

Recent Publications

Books

Principal author of 5 books. Most recent publication: Family Law: Principles, Policy and Practice (with C Williams) 2nd edition (745pp) Butterworths, 1999.

Articles

"Relocation Cases: is the Court of Appeal applying the correct principles?" (2006) 18 Child and Family Law Quarterly 351 – 372.

"Criminal Trials where a Child is the Victim: Extra Protection for Children or Missed Opportunity?" (2005) 17 Child and Family Law Quarterly 307 – 327.

"Uncertain Evidence and Risk Taking in Child Protection Cases" (2004) 16 Child and Family Law Quarterly 63 – 86.

"Child Protection in the Court of Appeal in 2002" (with J Hayes) (2002) Family Law 817 – 828.

Relevant activities

• Joint Editor of the Child and Family Law Quarterly, the leading journal in its field and with an established reputation for excellence that extends to jurisdictions overseas.
• Chair of formal Child Protection Inquiries: Where the mechanisms for the protection of a child fail, and the child dies or is seriously assaulted a local inquiry may be thought essential to allay public concern and to see what lessons can be learned. I have conducted 3 such inquiries.