Clan Childlaw Intervention in Supreme Court case AB v HMA

You can read about our successful Supreme Court intervention on our Interventions page.

Read the Supreme Court’s judgment.

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Key opportunity to shape the law on sibling contact

Sibling contact is one of the issues the Scottish Government is seeking views on as it reviews the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and shapes its family justice modernisation strategy.
New research project to examine rights of children to participate in family law cases

We are delighted to be collaborating with the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh on a new project on child participation in family law cases.
Appeals on the decisions of children's hearings should only be done in very exceptional circumstances
Calling all law students! Clan Childlaw launches essay competition

Clan Childlaw has launched an essay competition for law students.

Key opportunity to shape the law on sibling contact

Sibling contact is one of the issues the Scottish Government is seeking views on as it reviews the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and shapes its family justice modernisation strategy.
Annual Report 2016/17
Annual Report 2016-17
Clan Childlaw 10-year anniversary fundraising challenge: 10 Years 10 Munros

We're launching our 10 Years 10 Munros challenge to mark 10 years since Clan Childlaw was set up.
Stand Up for Siblings - launch of new partnership

'Stand up for Siblings' is being launched today to raise awareness of sibling separation and contact and the impact on looked after children and young people. The partnership aims to improve and change law, policy and practice.
What do we do? Podcasts on why Clan Childlaw was set up and the work we do

This year marks 10 years since Clan Childlaw was set up. In these two podcasts our Chief Executive and Principal Solicitor Alison Reid discusses our origins and the work we do.
Register for our conference 'Defending Children's Human Rights in Scotland: Where Are We Now?'

Join us for our 10th anniversary conference on Friday 11 May 2018 in Glasgow.
Annual Report 2015-16

Clan Childlaw’s Annual Report for 2015-16 is now available to download. Get in touch if you’d like any more information on anything in it. Annual Report 2015-16.
Children’s Rights in Scotland: Using the law to advance policy – Project Report

Read our recent Project Report on our project “Children’s Rights in Scotland: Using the law to advance policy”, which is funded by the Baring Foundation’s Strengthening the Voluntary Sector Programme. The report looks at the project over the 2016-17 grant period. The grant provided a resource for the Strategic Litigation Group Clan Childlaw has coordinated since 2012.
New leaflets for CYP

New leaflets for CYP.

Our Training

Our Specialist training ensures you have a good working knowledge of Scottish Child Law in action providing essential understanding to help you achieve positive outcomes for your clients. Read more

What do we do? Podcasts on why Clan Childlaw was set up and the work we do

This year marks 10 years since Clan Childlaw was set up. In these two podcasts our Chief Executive and Principal Solicitor Alison Reid discusses our origins and the work we do. Read more

Stand Up for Siblings - launch of new partnership

'Stand up for Siblings' is being launched today to raise awareness of sibling separation and contact and the impact on looked after children and young people. The partnership aims to improve and change law, policy and practice. Read more