Director of boutique family law firm:. Litigator, Mediator, Collaborator, Arbitrator, ranked in Chambers/Legal 500: Scots Family Law.
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Joined July 2015
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So, @TheOnion filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in defense of parody under the First Amendment… and it’s exactly what you’d expect. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/2…
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Arrangements are now being made for a period of mourning following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which will include a number of ceremonies in central Edinburgh in the coming days.
An overview of Court and Tribunal arrangements can be found here
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Number of parental orders up nearly fourfold in E&W, yet over same period in Scotland numbers steady (or even down!). Any suggestions why this might be?
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My analysis of practical lessons to learn for instructing valuations taken from recent Outer House cases re financial provision on divorce. (And a judicial preference for egg based metaphor 🥚🤷♀️)
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Rachael Kelsey: Lugano – no breakthrough in sight scottishlegal.com/article/ra…
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IAFL welcomes recent joiner @EdmondsonAlison from Scotland as a new Fellow of the Academy. View Alison's IAFL profile page at iafl.com/fellows/alison-edmo…
Adding a family lawyer's perspective (and a Scottish perspective) to this conversation today as an invited expert:
TODAY: If the Bezoses and the Gateses can’t make it work, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Is it just the pandemic or is genuinely happy marriage a myth?
Take a free trial and tell us what you think at our ThinkIn tonight. Book here: torto.se/3u4msKz
Well, it wasn't the same with the road trip but it was still, as ever, an absolute pleasure to collaborate on this with Prof Black. And looking forward to reconvening this week for part 2. Road trip next year @DrGillianBlack?
Family Law in Focus 2021 takes place this Wednesday (26 May) with an extra Q&A session the following Wednesday (2 June). Its not too late to sign up for 3hrs of high quality CPD which includes a comprehensive set of materials in the price! edinburghlawseminars.co.uk/f…
A Woman’s Work is Never…… Properly Quantified on Divorce? - Blog thoughts on breadwinners, homemakers, lost careers and link to @ScottishFemJP podcast on the subject. sko-family.co.uk/blog/a-woma…
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We would welcome legal aid being made available for FLAGS arbitration. With more than 50 trained arbitrators across Scotland, and as part of the Scottish civil justice system, we are well placed to help with the post COVID recovery and beyond #accesstojustice
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The CoSUrgent mailbox, set up to assist with the management of business during the Coronavirus outbreak, will be closed with effect from start of business on Monday 22 June. Parties should revert to using the regular mailboxes. Updated CoS guidance will be issued wef 22/06
Family Mediation Lothian is recruiting! Inspirational organisation working with separating families - contact centres, mediation, support for parenting apart. Role is Director responsible for for service delivery, staff management. Edinburgh. 20 hrs/wk. goodmoves.com/vacancy/a4s3z0…
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Another milestone reached today in the Court of Session - first substantive hearing conducted by remote videoconference. With careful planning & testing the hearing proceeded satisfactorily. Further testing on a range of substantive hearings is scheduled to take place next week
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The @ScotParl has agreed to the Children (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1. The bill proceeds to Stage 2 consideration of amendments. The committee will announce details in due course.
Me blogging about mediation and gravity (sort of): thoughts for lawyers about being aware of the forces that attract us to litigation. Subconscious preferences we might need to overcome to choose the best for our clients. lnkd.in/dnZ8efh
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The Outer House of the Court of Session is planning its first virtual substantive hearing next week, subject to agreement with parties. It will be conducted with view to enabling Outer House substantive hearings to proceed virtually by video from 1 June.
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My opinion piece in the Journal: lnkd.in/dQpZGXM Does the slowness with which Scottish courts moved to remote hearings indicate a lack of public appreciation for civil justice? If so, there is a need for citizens’ education to the contrary...
Thoughts on regulating the proprietorial consequences of enduring adult relationships inspired by outraged small children. Marriage and cohabitation: protecting people from systemic economic inequality. sko-family.co.uk/blog/marria…
“We are still working it out. We are finding some aspects are more do-able than we thought, but that many are harder than could have been predicted” @Familoo Lucy Reed’s thoughtful riposte to Prof Susskind in the FT: pinktape.co.uk/rants/necessi…