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Avoid court in family cases: charity backs judge's call
Shared Parenting Scotland supports remarks by Family Division President
Practice note directs in-person child welfare hearings
Second all-Scotland directive applies to actions raised from 13 July
Attempt to speed up child case was flawed: Appeal Court
Case to be reheard as sheriff's decision failed to address issues
Domestic abuse sentencing report is published
Research will help develop legal guidelines
Adoption & Fostering Alliance relaunches with new name
Association for Fostering, Kinship & Adoption Scotland takes up mission
UNCRC Bill to be amended following Supreme Court ruling
Ministers propose to remove UK legislation from scope of bill
Aberdein Considine expands with Edinburgh merger
Combined business will employ more than 480 staff
Homelessness plans may cut under-18 rights, Clan warns
Law centre sees regressive move in diverting all to social work assessment
Ministers consult for Children's Care and Justice Bill
Paper covers potential reforms ahead of finalising content of bill
Ministers to invest to support care for young people
Programme will reform family support, children's hearings and use of custody
Gender Recognition Bill brought before Holyrood
Three months' living in acquired gender with permanent intention to be test
Faculty seeks long term fix for placed English children
Children's hearings should have role as forum to discuss welfare
MSP wins right to introduce bill for disabled children
Members back Pam Duncan-Glancy's proposed supported transition to adulthood
Call for release of more Scottish family case judgments
Shared Parenting Scotland seeks to increase public knowledge of court cases
Rights bills beyond Holyrood powers: Supreme Court
UNCRC and Local Government Charter Bills would affect Westminster powers
Judgment this week on challenges to Holyrood bills
Supreme Court to rule on UNCRC and Local Government Charter incorporation
Children exposed to crime to have Bairns' Hoose by 2025
Combined services to be available to all eligible victims or witnesses
Minute to vary applies to refusal of s 11 order: SAC
Procedure for expeditious resolution should apply in all cases
Lockdown raised separated parent woes, charity reports
Shared Parenting Scotland had busiest year in 2020-21
Expenses can't be modified beyond legal aid certificate
Sheriff ordains pursuer to pay part as condition of going to proof
More support in force for siblings in care
Siblings should now have support to stay together where appropriate
Mixed sex civil partnerships possible from today
New law gives same choice to same sex and mixed sex couples
Alastair Milne retires from Balfour+Manson
Colleagues pay tribute to ‘outstanding’ lawyer
BTO gives free fertility law advice
Online service designed for potential parents