News
Some of the things that we have been involved in recently: lectures, articles, reported cases and more...
Are family lawyers biased?
8th April 2019
Rachael Kelsey has been invited to speak at the Commonwealth Lawyers Association Conference in Zambia. Speaking on, “Managing bias in our roles as lawyers, mediators, arbitrators (and judges)’, she will be on a panel with Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya from Lagos and Richard Mugisha from Kigali. Read more
How does my child tell the court their views in Scotland?
5th April 2019
New court rules will come into force on 24 June 2019 to change the way in which children let the court know their views in family actions and the existing court forms (i. e. Forms F9, CP7 and 49. 8-N) have been updated. Read more
Scottish family lawyers of the future
19th March 2019
Alison Edmondson is today meeting the family lawyers of the future, giving a seminar on the undergraduate honours programme in Family Law at the University of Edinburgh. Read more
CLT family law conference in Glasgow
11th March 2019
Alison Edmondson is in Glasgow today chairing the essential Family Law Conference at Scots Law 2019 for Central Law Training. Read more
Will Brexit affect divorce in Scotland?
1st February 2019
The third of a series of articles by Rachael Kelsey on Brexit and family law has been published today in Scottish Legal News. Rachael looks at the Scottish Government proposals to replace Brussels IIa jurisdictional rules for divorce in the event of a "no deal" Brexit. Read more
We are top rated for high net worth individuals in Scotland
16th January 2019
Rachael Kelsey has been recognised in Spears 500 2019. She is the only Scottish lawyer appearing in the rankings for family lawyers. Spears is a gazetteer of the leading professionals in the UK acting for HNW and UHNW individuals and families. Read more
What are my rights in Scotland if I am not married but live my partner?
14th January 2019
Rachael Kelsey contributed to the Law Society Gazette's article on cohabitation, "Living Dangerously" published today. The piece looks at the position of cohabitants under the law of England and Wales and potential law reform. Read more
Will Brexit affect my ability to claim maintenance abroad?
7th January 2019
The second of a series of articles by Rachael Kelsey on Brexit and family law has been published today in Scottish Legal News. Read more
Surrogacy reform: single applicants can now apply for a parental order
3rd January 2019
Today sees a significant change in the law affecting surrogacy in the UK. For the first time, single applicants can now apply to the UK courts for a Parental Order recognising them as parent of their child. Read more
Leaving the EU: how will divorce in Scotland be affected?
18th December 2018
The first of a series of articles by Rachael Kelsey on Brexit and family law has been published today in Scottish Legal News. Read more
We are shortlisted for Scottish firm of the year award
4th December 2018
SKO shortlisted for Legal 500 Scottish Firm of the Year Award 2019SKO are one of four firms shortlisted for the Legal 500 2019 awards- (Scotland): Firm of the Year. Read more
What is the law on surrogacy in Scotland?
29th November 2018
Robert Gilmour and Rachael Kelsey will be speaking at a workshop run by the UK and Ireland Family Law Institute and the Association of Clinical Embryologists at 1GC, Lincolns Inn, London today. Read more
International family law arbitration
16th November 2018
Rachael Kelsey has been in Hong Kong speaking and teaching on Private Financial Adjudication. She took part in a panel discussion speaking on arbitration and other DR in family law matters, in a worldwide context. Read more
Separation agreements in Scotland: what about third parties?
16th November 2018
Rachael Kelsey has been in Hong Kong speaking and teaching on Private Financial Adjudication. She took part in a panel discussion speaking on arbitration and other DR in family law matters, in a worldwide context. Read more
Private pre-nups in Scotland
15th November 2018
Alison Edmondson is today speaking at The Seduction Conference, hosted by the Institute for Academic Development, University of Edinburgh. Her paper is “White Weddings and Black Letter Law: Sex, Power and Money in pre-marriage contracts”. Read more
