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20 J. Soc. Welfare & Fam. L. iii (1998)

handle is hein.journals/jnlosclwl20 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law 20(1) 1998: iii-iv Editorial As joint Editors of the Journal we would like to wish all our readers a very happy and prosperous New Year. We also await with interest the receipt of articles relating to the Government's new Social Security Benefits policies and would like to emphasise our interest in receiving contributions not only from all parts of the United Kingdom but from our very wide spread readership all over the world. The Journal has a considerable readership in the Far East, Australasia, all over Western Europe and Africa and over both continents of the Americas and in Ireland. We would also like to take the opportunity to thank all of the referees who have acted for us in the past year and those who are continuing to act for us. In this first issue of 1998 we have articles on a wide variety of topics. The first article by Julia Brophy on 'The position of parents using experts in care proceed- ings - a failure of partnership', focuses on the position of parents in care proceedings following the implementation of the Children Act 1989, in October 1991. The article examines the process of expert evidence acculmulation and demonstrates that this process has disadvantages for parents. To an examination of the views of the guardian ad litem, it locates many of the problems experienced by parents, firstly in the quality of legal representation many receive, secondly in their subordinate position in the process of evidence accumulation and thirdly in the subsequent instruction of certain experts frequently commis- sioned on their behalf. Brophy points out that in the absence of attention being given to the position of parents, attempts to reduce the number of experts in care proceedings may well exacerbate many of the problems identified in the article. This is likely to have adverse consequences not only on the effectiveness of the guardian but also on the willingness of parents to work in partnership with Local Authority's in the implementation of a care plan. In the article by Graham Moffat - 'Occupational pension schemes, equality and Europe: a decade of change', the author draws on a wide range of published survey data, examining the extent to which equal treatment has been introduced into the rules and practices of the 100,000 plus occupational pension schemes in the UK. Moffat also considers the nature of the changes, whether these have been influenced by development in EC law, and some distribution implications of the changes for present and future scheme members. The article argues that EC law acted as an important catalyst in accelerating an equalization process that for various social, economic and other legal reasons was already underway in some occupational pension schemes. It is suggested, however, that influence of EC law on the way in which equal treatment has been introduced can lead to detrimental consequences for some members of occupational pension schemes. Again, in the light of the current Government's consideration of the arrangements being made for pensions, Moffat's article is a timely contribution to that debate. 0 1998 Routledge 0141-8033

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