Appealing Contact Orders in the Sheriff Court
What F v M [2023] SAC (Civ) 29 teaches about appeals, interim contact, children's views and choosing a route that helps the child.
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Overturning a Will Guide
Mental capacity, facility, undue influence and the reduction of a will in Scotland.
Read articleA Quick Guide to School Placing Requests
Who can make a school placing request, the timescales, appeals and reasons for refusal.
Read articleSetting Aside Separation Agreements
The circumstances in which a separation agreement may be set aside, with guidance from Gillon v Gillon.
Read articleDiscounted Wills and Powers of Attorney: Mythbusters!
Why planning ahead can matter at any age.
Read archive noteContact and Residence Orders During Covid Restrictions
An archive of the firm's 2020 commentary on contact during pandemic restrictions.
Read archive noteGame Theory and Family Law: Playing the Right Game
Why lasting arrangements for children call for a different approach to negotiation and litigation.
Read articleChanges to the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
The firm's analysis of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 when it was passed.
Read archive noteRelocation of Children
Consent, specific issue orders and the factors considered when a parent seeks to move abroad with a child.
Read articleCourt Orders Relating to Parental Responsibilities and Parental Rights
Residence, contact, children's views and sustainable arrangements under section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Read articleExceptional Judge's Decision on an International Child Abduction Case
A Court of Session appeal concerning a child's objections to returning to Poland under the Hague Convention.
Read articleHow We Put Your Aims at the Centre of Our Strategy
How a clear objective shapes legal strategy.
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