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"Named person" judgment to be delivered in a week's time
Supreme Court to rule on Scottish Government scheme
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Ministers plan legislative attack on child poverty in Scotland
Consultation soon on proposals for new bill
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Natural siblings of adopted person denied damages claim
Court rules 2011 Damages Act does not cut across Adoption Act
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O'Brien resigns from child abuse inquiry as removal process loomed
Row over comments said to be "incompatible" with post
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Courts should control curator ad litem fees, Inner House rules
Local authority's appeal seeking panel fees fails
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Scots lawyers wanted for justice for children survey
IBA conducting international survey on access to justice
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Partner's award upheld of half share in house equity following split
Sheriff principal entitled to find economic advantage from contributions
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Rights of the child: get back to basics, Faculty tells ministers
Guidance should start with Convention text, not aspirational statements
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Dyer to chair independent child protection review
Former Crown Agent to look for improvements to system
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Commission and diligence in family actions works, Faculty argues
No legal change needed to protect children's confidentiality
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Make family mediation compulsory before court, charity calls
Relationships Scotland wants law to follow position in England
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Proposals published to support raising of minimum criminal age
Consultation now open on expert group recommendations
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Next Parliament should consider "wholesale review" of family law: MSPs
Justice Committee recommends further work by its successor
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Harper Macleod signs family law partner
Jenny Smith joins from Family Law Matters
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Report more cohabitant financial claims, advocate pleads
"Disappointing" level of publicity given to judgments: Malcolm
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CALM launches website to encourage family dispute mediation
Aim to improve knowledge and numbers of referrals
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Advocates call for children's input into family court forms
Current forms used to seek views "not fit for purpose"
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Same sex marriages top 1,700 in first year
Figure includes 1,137 civil partnership conversions in nine months
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Wait before changing civil partnership law, advocates urge
Faculty response calls for five year assessment of same sex marriage
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Foreign civil partnerships can now convert to marriage
Extension to law removes obstacle for same sex couples
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Guide published as new welfare report rules come in
Court must specify content of and liability to pay for report
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"Named person" law challenge to be taken to Supreme Court
Campaigners to appeal Court of Session reversals
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Family law addition for Digby Brown
Roger Mackenzie joins to develop adoption and other work
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Survivors condemn continuing delays as child abuse inquiry opens
No panel members yet appointed to assist chair