Family Law and the Civil Procedure Rules A Special Report

Although most family proceedings are specifically excluded from the civil procedure regime, there are still many areas where the rules have a direct impact. This report provides an understanding of the new framework, identifies those areas affected and explores the potential impact of Lord Woolf's "new landscape" on family and child law. The book covers: the guiding principles behind the reforms; the framework of the new rules; the new costs that apply in family proceedings (The Family Proceedings (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules 1999); how the overriding objectives and proportionality could affect the management of all family cases; the new rules on disclosure and evidence, and their impact on family proceedings; and the 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 costs rules, and a revised Calderbank letter.