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Some of the things that we have been involved in recently: lectures, articles, reported cases and more...
SKO retains Top Tier ranking in Chambers and Partners
17th October 2024
SKO have again retained Top Tier ranking in Chambers and Partners Guide 2025. In the individuals rankings, SKO has the only 'Star Individual' and more named lawyers in Band 1 than any other Scottish firm. Read more
SKO shortlisted for three awards in Legal 500 Scotland Awards
17th September 2024
SKO has again been shortlisted for three awards at the second Legal 500 Scotland Awards 2024: Private Client Firm of the Year; Boutique Firm of the Year and Private Client Lawyer of the Year. (nomination for founding partner, Rachael Kelsey). Read more
IAFL President's Report for 2023
22nd December 2023
At the end of the year that Rachael Kelsey was elected President of the IAFL, she has penned a report on some of the recent activities of the Academy, which can be found here. Read more
SKO Win Two Legal 500 Awards
23rd November 2023
SKO are delighted to have scooped two Awards at the first Legal 500 Scotland Law Awards. Read more
Rachael Kelsey participates in Hague Conference Parentage Working Group
17th November 2023
Rachael Kelsey represented IAFL at the first session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law Working Group on Parentage and Surrogacy. Read more
Robert Gilmour invited to attend All Party Parliamentary Group on surrogacy at Westminster
8th November 2023
Robert Gilmour was invited to attend the meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Surrogacy at Westminster to press the case for reform of surrogacy law. Read more
SKO retains Top Tier ranking in Chambers and Partners
24th October 2023
SKO have again retained Top Tier ranking in Chambers and Partners Guide 2023. In the individuals rankings, SKO has the only 'Star Individual' and more named lawyers in Band 1 than any other Scottish firm. Read more
SKO only Scottish specialist firm ranked in The Times Best Law Firms
22nd October 2023
The Times Best Law Firms 2023 Guide has again ranked SKO as one of the top firms in Scotland. The only specialist firm in any discipline in Scotland, SKO have been ranked since the inception of the Guide. The Guide describes itself as identifying, 'the lawyers’ lawyers'. Read more
SKO retains Top Ranking and has more 'Leading Individuals' than any other firm in Legal 500
4th October 2023
SKO have retained Top Tier ranking in the Legal 500 Guide for Family Law in Scotland- with more leading individuals than any other firms and as one of only two firms in the first rank. Read more
SKO shortlisted for four awards in inaugural Legal 500 Scotland Awards
19th September 2023
SKO has been shortlisted for four awards at the inaugural Legal 500 Scotland Awards 2023: Private Client Firm of the Year; Boutique Firm of the Year; Lawyer of the Year and Private Client Lawyer of the Year. The awards come as SKO celebrates its 15th birthday in 2023. Read more
Rachael Kelsey elected President of IAFL
9th September 2023
Rachael Kelsey was elected President of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL) today. She is the first female President from the UK in the Academy's 37 year history. Read more
Rachael Kelsey shortlisted for International Leadership Award
23rd August 2023
Rachael Kelsey has been shortlisted for in the annual Citywealth International Powerwomen Awards, in the 'Woman of the Year- Leadership' category. You can find our more about how the Awards work here. Read more
Seonaid Cochrane speaks at joint Ukrainian Bar Association and IBA Conference
27th July 2023
Seonaid Cochrane was invited to speak today at a seminar titled “The War in Ukraine and 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention: to return or not to return? That is the question. ” co-hosted by the Ukrainian Bar Association and the IBA (International Bar Association). Read more
SKO Recognition in Chambers and Partners HNW 2023 Guide
21st July 2023
We are delighted to have retained our place as the highest ranking Scottish firm in Chambers and Partners High Net Worth UK-wide Guide to Family Lawyers published today and that three of the four named individuals from Scotland are with SKO. Read more
Rachael Kelsey speaks at World Jurist Association Congress in New York
20th July 2023
Rachael Kelsey was one of an invited panel at the World Law Congress at the Headquarters of the United Nations and the New York Bar Association on 20 and 21 July. The Congress was organised by the World Jurist Association (WJA) which was celebrating its 60th anniversary. Read more
