News
Some of the things that we have been involved in recently: lectures, articles, reported cases and more...
Three parent' children in the UK
27th October 2015
The changes that will allow 'three parent' children to be born in the UK for the first time will come into force on 29 October 2015. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 allow IVF therapy to be carried out, in certain carefully prescribed circumstances. Read more
Failures arising from assisted reproduction
26th October 2015
Robert Gilmour is speaking at today’s CLT Scots Law Conference in Glasgow on the subject of assisted reproduction. Read more
Rachael Kelsey and Sir Peter Singer on arbitration
1st October 2015
Rachael Kelsey will be speaking with Sir Peter Singer at the 2nd Annual Johannesburg Family Law Conference on 1st October 2015. Read more
Cohabitation claims in Scotland
29th September 2015
Robert Gilmour spoke today at the Solicitors Group Family Law Conference in Glasgow on the subject of cohabitation claims under the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006. Read more
The Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010: five years on
24th September 2015
Rachael Kelsey will be taking part in the Scottish Arbitration Centre's annual Arbitrator training day- The Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010: Five years on. She and her former colleague, Sheriff Wendy Sheehan, will be delivering workshops for arbitrators on managing the arbitral process and case management skills. Read more
We are top-ranked for family law in Scotland: The Legal 500 2015
17th September 2015
SKO have retained their place in the top tier of the 2015 edition of the Legal 500 for Family Law in Scotland and Rachael Kelsey is now the only ‘leading individual’ ranked in Scotland, following the retiral of the only other named person earlier this year. Read more
Acting for LGBTI individuals
16th September 2015
Rachael Kelsey and John West spoke at the Law Society of Scotland's Update Family Law conference in Glasgow today. Read more
Solutions to resolve legal parenthood failures
12th September 2015
Parenthood and the law - a landmark English case with implications for Scotland
Yesterday, a judgment handed down from the High Court in England declared the legal status as parents of seven people who, having successfully undergone fertility treatment, subsequently discovered that they may not in fact be the parent of… Read more
What are the tax consequences arising from my divorce?
1st August 2015
Alison Edmondson considers the tax consequences of divorce and separation in The CA Magazine. Read more
The growth of family arbitration in Scotland
22nd June 2015
Rachael Kelsey took part in the first Scottish Arbitration Survey on behalf of FLAGS and the report has just been published- see here. Rachael’s comments about the FLAGS scheme of arbitration for use in family disputes can be found at para 7. 2. 2 of the Report. Read more
I want to move abroad with my children: what should I do?
12th June 2015
SKO have again been successful in defending an application by a mother for relocation, this time of two children to Florida. The Judgement of Sheriff P A Arthurson QC can be found here. Read more
We act pro bono in UK Supreme Court case
22nd May 2015
Rachael Kelsey and John West acted pro bono for the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) in the UK Supreme Court case In the matter of AR (Appellant) v RN (Respondent) (Scotland) [2015] UKSC 35. Read more
What are the developments in financial provision in Scotland?
11th May 2015
Rachael Kelsey is lecturing at a CLT Scotland seminar today in Glasgow on Financial Provision on Divorce. Re-run in Edinburgh on 29th May 2015- more details from CLT here. Read more
We are recruiting: solicitor vacancy
27th April 2015
Solicitor vacancy at SKO
We’re looking for someone who is coming to the end of their traineeship/just qualified. Read more
I want to end my relationship: what are the financial consequences?
22nd April 2015
Rachael Kelsey on BBC Radio4 Money Box Live ‘Ending a Relationship’ programme. Questions included the financial consequences of running a business with someone you are now, no longer, in a romantic relationship with and the implications on divorce of owning property pre-marriage. Read more
