Death and divorce are not popular topics, but given the inevitability of one and the relative frequency of the other, recent changes are certainly to be welcomed by the public and practitioners alike. The Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 is the first significant amendment of Scottish succession law in over 50 years. The Act implements certain…
Scores of posters have appeared around the UK warning of “legal name fraud”. What does this mean and who is paying for the adverts? The message is spelled out in bold capital letters. “LEGAL NAME FRAUD,” it says. Then below: “THE TRUTH.” And finally: “IT’S ILLEGAL TO USE A LEGAL NAME.” The first time I…
A WHISTLEBLOWER says social workers were in touch with the Fees a day before Liam’s murder and they missed multiple chances to rescue the two-year-old. That is the bombshell claim by a whistleblower who accuses Fife Council of missing multiple chances to rescue the two-year-old from his mother Rachel and her sadistic civil partner Nyomi….
Former Crown Agent Catherine Dyer is to chair an independent review of child protection in Scotland. Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced the appointment at a summit in Perth held as part of the Scottish Government’s Child Protection Improvement Programme. It comes in the wake of the conviction lastv week of Rachel Fee and her…
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to take part in a European Union referendum TV debate next week, it has been confirmed. The UK-wide ITV debate will take place next Thursday, two weeks before the poll on EU membership. The two-hour programme is scheduled to be similar to the general election leaders’ debates, with the…
