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Family lawyer Sarah Hay has welcomed the roll-out of a new court form giving children in Scotland as young as five years old a greater say on their own contact and residence rights. Form F9, the controversial court form for intimation to a child, has been replaced in a bid to improve meaningful part

Danielle Stevenson, senior solicitor at Jones Whyte Law, looks at the collaborative approach to divorce. Often when couples are facing separation and divorce, the immediate thought is the rush to court, opposing sides and a battle. However, the reality is more often than not far from that, particula

Social media giants Google, Facebook and Twitter must take "serious further steps" to tackle disinformation on their platforms by the end of the year, the European Commission has warned. If the platforms fail to improve their record by year-end, the Commission has said it may introduce "regulatory o

There are two new cases, both of which develop the jurisprudence on the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the courts in child law matters, and both matters in which SKO has acted. Judgment in NY (A Child) was handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday with SKO acting pro bono for one the intervene

Two solicitors from the Inverness office of Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP (WJM) have announced their retirements after over 88 combined years in the legal profession. George MacWilliam and Ian A MacDonald, both Inverness locals, have been with WJM since the firm merged with MacArthur & Co

The infamous ‘backstop’ is gone, but the new Irish Protocol could lead to the indefinite jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union within the United Kingdom, writes Oliver Garner of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The new Protocol on Ireland/N

Pupils at Mackie Academy in Stonehaven are the winners of the 2019 Scottish heat of the Bar Mock Trial Competition. The event took place at the High Court in Glasgow and the school will now compete in the UK final at the Old Bailey in the spring of next year.

At the start of Pro Bono Week, the Faculty of Advocates has restated a commitment to helping people to assert legal rights by offering a free service in appropriate cases.

A proposal to make civil partnerships available to different-sex couples is to be scrutinised by MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and Human Rights Committee. The committee has issued a call for views on the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, which would amend existing legislation t

Support for a new statute on heritable securities rather than changing existing legislation has been voiced by the Faculty of Advocates. The Conveyancing and Feudal Reform (Scotland) Act 1970 introduced the standard security, the only permissible form of heritable security – the legal term in

The Scottish Arbitration Centre held its annual arbitrator training day in Edinburgh on 7 November.

A number of Scotland’s law firms have been chosen by their peers as among the top performers in the sector. The Best Law Firms index, compiled by The Times in association with Statista, looked at 26 categories of legal practice and asked for nominations.

Lindsay Kirkwood and Samera Ali, solicitors at Tayside-based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry, have both achieved the STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (Scotland). STEP is a worldwide professional body for practitioners in the fields of trusts, estates and related issues.

New specialised evidence facilities in Glasgow have been formally opened. The Glasgow Evidence and Hearings Suite provides facilities to let child witnesses pre-record their evidence and for vulnerable witnesses to give evidence remotely. The suite also provides hearing rooms for the Additional Supp

Mackinnons Solicitors LLP, with offices in Aberdeen, Cults and Aboyne, has announced the promotion of Angus Easton, Kirstin Ejsmont, Kim Harkness and Jane Merson to the position of senior associate and of Fiona Copp to that of senior solicitor. Partner Pat Gray said: “These