Domestic Violence: Law and Practice is a comprehensive practitioner's guide to dealing with cases involving personal protection, harassment and domestic violence. This new edition has been thoroughly revised. It takes account of recent case-law and provides analysis of all the important procedural developments including introduction of the Family Court and new chapters dealing with the introduction of domestic violence protections orders and the increasing recognition of the pernicious effect which such violence can have on children. The extensive text is supplemented by appendices containing key forms, precedents and legislation.