This week’s blog looks at a recent case rejected by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The case involved a couple convicted of fraud after they were found to have invented a web of lies in an attempt to deceive a father into believing that a child was not his.
Family Law in the News
Separating families: maintaining contact with the kids
We discusses the importance of fathers having involvement in their children’s lives and how to maintain this when families separate.
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Comment on Rotherham Child Abuse Scandal
With the shocking news that 1400 children are thought to have been abused in Rotherham we discuss Scotland’s systems – can they prevent a similar scandal here?
Gammy’s story
Gammy’s story in Thailand throws a spotlight onto the practice of Surrogacy and may prompt calls for Surrogacy Laws to be reconsidered.
“…. but she still won’t let me see the children”
Unhappily, we sometimes come across parents who are at war over their children even to the extent that the parent with the residence of the children refuses to obey a court order to allow the other parent to see them. We have seen the Scottish courts take a strong stance in this regard.
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BTO and the BBC discuss Forced Marriage
BTO’s Family Law team are again featured on the BBC, with the team being interviewed for the Scotland 2014 program that went out on Thursday 12th June, discussing the issues arising from the new law to criminalise forced marriage, that comes into effect on Monday 16 June.
Forced Marriage
How will the new laws on Forced Marriage effect those they are designed to protect? We discusses the implications for victims.
Domestic Violence
We discuss a recent EUAFR report on domestic violence and look at how the laws in Scotland deal with this problem.
BTO Family Law Team on Radio Scotland
BBC Radio Scotland’s John Beattie discussed with the BTO family law team the latest divorce statistics.
Women in Law
In the legal world, steps are continually being taken to ensure that women can achieve their career ambitions without facing gender-based discrimination.