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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Scottish law centres working together for asylum seeking and trafficked children

Clan Childlaw and JustRIght Scotland work together to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking and trafficked children
Research examining rights of children to participate in family law cases published

The research led by Prof. Kay Tisdall and Dr Fiona Morrison in which Clan Childlaw participated found a number of barriers and challenges to children’s participation in family proceedings in Scotland.
Urgent Housing Advice - Covid-19

If you need somewhere to live or are worried that you might become homeless, contact us for help. We can provide housing and homelessness advice.
Urgent Housing Advice - Covid 19

If you need somewhere to live or are worried that you might become homeless contact us for help.

Research examining rights of children to participate in family law cases published

The research led by Prof. Kay Tisdall and Dr Fiona Morrison in which Clan Childlaw participated found a number of barriers and challenges to children’s participation in family proceedings in Scotland.
Urgent Housing Advice - Covid-19

If you need somewhere to live or are worried that you might become homeless, contact us for help. We can provide housing and homelessness advice.
Urgent Housing Advice - Covid 19

If you need somewhere to live or are worried that you might become homeless contact us for help.
Open and here to help

We are here to listen, to explain things, answer your questions and provide legal help and representation when you need it.
Information for children and young people during coronavirus and lockdown

We've added new short guides for children and young people and the people that support them to our Coronavirus Support and Information Hub.
Children's Hearings Advocacy

Clan Childlaw is contributing to the development of the National Practice Model for Advocacy for the Children’s Hearings System.
Resource: Summaries of recent child law judgments

New summaries of recent court judgments relating to children and young people added to our web resources.
Coronavirus Impact Survey

Please help us to help more children and young people by telling us about how coronavirus and the lockdown is affecting you or the children and young people you care for or work with.
Stand Up For Siblings marks two year anniversary

It’s been a busy two years since Stand Up For Siblings launched in March 2018
Using the law to defend rights: Seminar report published

We've published a summary and presentations from our joint event with Human Rights Consortium Scotland 'Using law and the courts to defend people’s rights – recent cases, developments and third sector involvement' which took place on 4th November 2019

What we do
Law student essay competition

To mark our 10-year anniversary, we asked law students around Scotland: What is the biggest children’s rights issue in Scotland and how can the law be used to resolve it? Congratulations to winner Michael Malvenda!
Child law case summaries

Summaries of cases undertaken by Clan Childlaw.
Legal 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.
Alison Reid

Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive
Get legal help for a child or young person

Information for professionals, support, advocacy, and advice workers or foster carers seeking help with the law or a legal problem for a child or young person they are working with. You will find frequently asked questions, case studies and other information on this page.
Sibling contact

The law as it currently stands does not allow children and young people to easily address sibling separation and contact, especially care experienced children and young people. We are calling for the law to be changed to prioritise sibling relationships.
Clan at 10

Events & Fundraising marking our 10th anniversary
A-Z resource library

Comprehensive library of material relating to children and young people's rights. This is reference point for all legal questions and problems children and young people might have.
Brothers and sisters matter

Brothers and sisters who are looked after by a local authority or are experiencing family separation often need support to stay in contact. Clan Childlaw is working in different ways to help promote sibling contact.

Legal 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

Launch of the Care Leavers' Law Service

On 18th June 2019 we welcomed nearly 100 colleagues from across the sector to the Lighthouse in Glasgow for an engagement and launch event for our new Care Leavers’ Law Service, a 5-year, Scotland-wide project funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation. Read more

UNCRC incorporation in Scotland - our consultation response

28th August 2019 - We are delighted the Scottish Government has committed to incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scots law. Read our response to the public consultation. Read more

What changes are there to children’s hearings during Covid-19?

New law has been put in place for children’s hearings and for looked after children during Covid-19. This blog explains what it means. Read more

Courts Update

What court cases are going ahead at the moment? Read more