Category: Children (Scotland) Bill

Be Part Of Shaping The Law!

Posted 4 years ago By Caroline Millar in Child law, Children (Scotland) Bill, Contact & Residence, New Law.

Attention to detail is often the difference between something good and something great. Read more

Legal Aid in Child Law Arbitration- Nearly There!

Posted 4 years ago By Rachael Kelsey in Arbitration, Children (Scotland) Bill, Dispute Resolution and ADR, New Law.

Just in time for the tenth birthday of FLAGS (the Family Arbitration Group Scotland) next month, earlier this week we saw a huge development in arbitration in child law matters. Read more

Legal Aid for FLAGS Family Law Arbitration?

Posted 4 years ago By Rachael Kelsey in Child law, Children (Scotland) Bill, New Law.

In the minutes following the passing into law of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 it's curious to be saying that we can't be completely sure whether we are going to have… Read more

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Children (Scotland) Bill- soon to be Act

Posted 4 years ago By Rachael Kelsey in Child law, Children (Scotland) Bill, New Law.

The Children (Scotland) Bill goes before the full Parliament today for the final vote on the detailed amendments and on whether the Bill will become law. Read more

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Children (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3: Child Welfare Reporters

Posted 4 years ago By Susan Oswald in Child law, Children (Scotland) Bill, Contact & Residence, Court Procedures & Hearings, New Law.

The Children (Scotland) Bill is moving closer to becoming law. Read more

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Children (Scotland) Bill: Sections 12 and 21- Principles Underpinning Orders

Posted 4 years ago in Child law, New Law, Contact & Residence, Courts, Children (Scotland) Bill.

The seventh post in our series on the Children (Scotland) Bill looks at sections 12 and 21, which deal with the extension of general principles that underpin the making of… Read more

Children (Scotland) Bill: Secs 8 & 13 Child Welfare Reporters & Curators

Posted 4 years ago By Susan Oswald in Child law, New Law, Contact & Residence, Coercive Control, Court Procedures & Hearings, Children (Scotland) Bill.

In this, our sixth post on the Children (Scotland) Bill, Susan Oswald looks at two sections of the Bill- those that relate to child welfare reporters and curators ad litem. Read more

Children (Scotland) Bill: Sec 20 Enforcement Powers for Orders From Outwith Scotland

Posted 4 years ago in Child law, New Law, Court Procedures & Hearings, Jurisdiction, Contact & Residence, Children (Scotland) Bill.

What do you do if you have an English, or Northern Irish, court order and your child ends up in Scotland? Whilst many people know that there are three distinct legal… Read more

Legal Aid for Family Law Arbitration and the Children (Scotland) Bill UPDATED

Posted 4 years ago By Rachael Kelsey in Child law, Collaborative family law, Arbitration, Coronavirus & COVID-19, Contact & Residence, Dispute Resolution and ADR, Mediation, New Law, Children (Scotland) Bill.

Could we be about to see legal aid for arbitration in family law cases? Margaret Mitchell, MSP for Central Scotland and Convener of the Justice Committee, has an amendment to the… Read more

Children (Scotland) Bill- an Overview

Posted 4 years ago By Rachael Kelsey in Child law, Contact & Residence, Courts, New Law, Children (Scotland) Bill.

Yesterday in the first blog of our series on the Children (Scotland) Bill we gave you some background on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Read more

The Children (Scotland) Bill and the UNCRC

Posted 4 years ago By Rachael Kelsey in Child law, Contact & Residence, Courts, New Law, Children (Scotland) Bill.

There are big changes to child law in Scotland coming. Read more