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Some of the things that we have been involved in recently: lectures, articles, reported cases and more...

SKO only Scottish Family Lawyers ranked in Spears 500

12th January 2022

SKO have been recognised in the annual Spear's 500 directory of the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for HNW individuals. SKO are again the only firm in Scotland with recognised individuals in family law. Read more

Rachael Kelsey participates in European Commission Stakeholder Meeting

14th December 2021

The Commission's project on the Recognition of Parenthood within the European Union held its Stakeholder Meeting today. Rachael Kelsey was one of around 20 invitees who discussed the existing problems with the recognition of parenthood and then the possible solutions, which include a new Regulation in this area. Read more

SKO in top 3 firms in Times Best Law Firms 2022

4th November 2021

The Times Best Law Firms 2022 Guide has again ranked SKO as one of the top three firms in Scotland for Family Law.

They note that, "SKO’s work spans a range of family law matters, from high-value financial provision to pure child law. Read more

SKO retains Top Tier place in Chambers

21st October 2021

We are delighted to retain our place in the top tier of Chambers this year with commentary that "Sources say: "The team is consistently excellent and incredibly good value for money - they are top drawer and really good at giving sensible, pragmatic advice. Read more

Rachael Kelsey moderates at HCCH Conference

21st October 2021

Rachael Kelsey was honoured to be asked to moderate the live panel at the Hague Conference on Private International Law Approach Conference on the 1996 Hague Child Protection Convention today. The conference celebrated the the 25th anniversary of the Convention. Read more

New Start at SKO

11th October 2021

We're delighted to be joined by Senior Solicitor, Seonaid Cochrane. Seonaid joins us from a large, multi-disciplinary firm in Edinburgh where she specialised in contentious commercial law. Read more

Catriona Laidlaw in International Family Law, Policy and Practice Journal

7th October 2021

Catriona Laidlaw has written for the ICFLPP Journal on child abduction and the wrongful retention of children from England to Scotland, and the enforcement of English court orders in Scotland. You can find her contribution to Volume 9 of the Journal at page 17. Read more

Susan Oswald invited to speak at Law Society of Scotland Seminar

6th October 2021

Susan Oswald presented at the Law Society of Scotland’s Child Welfare Reporter Seminar today. Read more

SKO retains place in Top Tier in Legal 500

29th September 2021

SKO has retained its place as one of only two firms in the Top Tier for Family Law in Scotland in the current edition of the Legal 500. Read more

Rachael Kelsey invited to speak at Academy of European Law

24th September 2021

Rachael Kelsey has spoken today at the prestigious ERA Annual Conference on European Family Law in Trier. Rachael was speaking on the consequences of Brexit for families and children, where there are cross-border connections. Read more

Alison Edmondson in Journal of Law Society Scotland

20th September 2021

Alison Edmondson was invited to review recent caselaw on the role of experts valuing assets in divorce cases in the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland. Much of Alison's work involves matters where valuation issues are key- whether property, shareholdings or investments. Read more