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"Named person" judgment to be delivered in a week's time

21st July 2016 | family-child law , human rights
Supreme Court to rule on Scottish Government scheme

Ministers plan legislative attack on child poverty in Scotland

20th July 2016 | family-child law , welfare/benefits
Consultation soon on proposals for new bill

Natural siblings of adopted person denied damages claim

11th July 2016 | family-child law , reparation
Court rules 2011 Damages Act does not cut across Adoption Act

O'Brien resigns from child abuse inquiry as removal process loomed

4th July 2016 | family-child law , government-administration
Row over comments said to be "incompatible" with post

Courts should control curator ad litem fees, Inner House rules

28th June 2016 | civil litigation , family-child law
Local authority's appeal seeking panel fees fails

Scots lawyers wanted for justice for children survey

27th June 2016 | family-child law
IBA conducting international survey on access to justice

Partner's award upheld of half share in house equity following split

17th June 2016 | family-child law
Sheriff principal entitled to find economic advantage from contributions

Rights of the child: get back to basics, Faculty tells ministers

14th June 2016 | family-child law
Guidance should start with Convention text, not aspirational statements

Dyer to chair independent child protection review

7th June 2016 | family-child law
Former Crown Agent to look for improvements to system

Commission and diligence in family actions works, Faculty argues

20th May 2016 | civil litigation , family-child law
No legal change needed to protect children's confidentiality

Make family mediation compulsory before court, charity calls

30th March 2016 | family-child law
Relationships Scotland wants law to follow position in England

Proposals published to support raising of minimum criminal age

21st March 2016 | criminal law , family-child law
Consultation now open on expert group recommendations

Next Parliament should consider "wholesale review" of family law: MSPs

17th March 2016 | family-child law
Justice Committee recommends further work by its successor

Harper Macleod signs family law partner

11th March 2016 | family-child law
Jenny Smith joins from Family Law Matters

Report more cohabitant financial claims, advocate pleads

9th March 2016 | family-child law
"Disappointing" level of publicity given to judgments: Malcolm

CALM launches website to encourage family dispute mediation

25th February 2016 | dispute resolution , family-child law
Aim to improve knowledge and numbers of referrals

Advocates call for children's input into family court forms

22nd January 2016 | family-child law
Current forms used to seek views "not fit for purpose"

Same sex marriages top 1,700 in first year

31st December 2015 | family-child law
Figure includes 1,137 civil partnership conversions in nine months

Wait before changing civil partnership law, advocates urge

16th December 2015 | family-child law
Faculty response calls for five year assessment of same sex marriage

Foreign civil partnerships can now convert to marriage

3rd November 2015 | family-child law
Extension to law removes obstacle for same sex couples

Guide published as new welfare report rules come in

29th October 2015 | family-child law
Court must specify content of and liability to pay for report

"Named person" law challenge to be taken to Supreme Court

26th October 2015 | family-child law , human rights
Campaigners to appeal Court of Session reversals

Family law addition for Digby Brown

5th October 2015 | family-child law
Roger Mackenzie joins to develop adoption and other work

Survivors condemn continuing delays as child abuse inquiry opens

1st October 2015 | criminal law , family-child law , government-administration
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