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  1. About us
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  3. Our team

Our Team

Abi Wood

Trainee Solicitor Read more

Published: 18th January, 2021

Author: Catriona Phillips

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Alison Reid

Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive Read more

Published: 17th October, 2017

Updated: 20th February, 2020

Author: Anne Nielsen

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Cate Burton

Administrator (Edinburgh) Read more

Published: 1st November, 2019

Updated: 9th October, 2020

Author: Parisa Shirazi

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Chris Yule

Solicitor Read more

Published: 9th October, 2020

Author: Janet Cormack

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Claire Osborne

Solicitor Read more

Published: 11th December, 2019

Updated: 2nd January, 2020

Author: Lesley Stewart

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Daniel Tornes

Trainee Solicitor Read more

Published: 5th August, 2019

Author: Parisa Shirazi

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Gaby Nolan

Projects Manager Read more

Published: 28th August, 2019

Updated: 20th February, 2020

Author: Lesley Stewart

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Janet Cormack

Legal Policy Manager Read more

Published: 19th October, 2017

Updated: 10th September, 2019

Author: Lisa Paton

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Jenna Hall

Solicitor Read more

Published: 19th October, 2017

Updated: 26th April, 2019

Author: Lisa Paton

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Julia Donnelly

Deputy Principal Solicitor Read more

Published: 19th October, 2017

Updated: 14th July, 2020

Author: Lisa Paton

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Lesley Stewart

Administrator (Glasgow) Read more

Published: 28th August, 2019

Updated: 2nd September, 2019

Author: Lesley Stewart

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Louise Herd

Trainee Solicitor Read more

Published: 20th February, 2020

Author: Lesley Stewart

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Lucy Frazer

Managing Solicitor Read more

Published: 19th October, 2017

Updated: 4th February, 2020

Author: Lisa Paton

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Mary-Claire Kelly

Partner Read more

Published: 28th April, 2020

Updated: 7th July, 2020

Author: MARY-CLAIRE KELLY

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Micheál Phelan

Project Co-ordinator Read more

Published: 16th December, 2020

Updated: 18th January, 2021

Author: Catriona Phillips

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Mike Heffron

Operations Manager Read more

Published: 15th January, 2019

Updated: 31st January, 2019

Author: Corinne Groeneveldt

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Millie Harris

Legal Policy Officer Read more

Published: 20th February, 2020

Author: Lesley Stewart

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Parisa Shirazi

Street Legal Project Co-ordinator Read more

Published: 5th July, 2019

Updated: 5th November, 2019

Author: Parisa Shirazi

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Rebecca Scott

Managing Solicitor Read more

Published: 19th October, 2017

Updated: 20th February, 2020

Author: Lisa Paton

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Sarah Bannerman

Solicitor Read more

Published: 5th July, 2019

Author: Parisa Shirazi

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Sarah Campbell

Trainee Solicitor Read more

Published: 18th January, 2021

Author: Catriona Phillips

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Vicki Straiton

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Published: 19th October, 2017

Updated: 7th July, 2020

Author: Lisa Paton

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  • Urgent Homelessness Advice - Covid 19

    Urgent Homelessness Advice - Covid 19

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

  • Coronavirus - Support and Information

    Coronavirus - Support and Information

    Clan Childlaw is open and here to help. Our team of solicitors are here to give children and young people the legal help they need during the pandemic.

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  • What we do

    What we do

    We are lawyers for children and young people in Scotland. We use our legal knowledge, and what we learn from the children we work with, to find ways to make the law work better for children and young people.

  • Law student essay competition

    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.

  • Training

    Training

    We provide lawyer-led training about children's rights and the law in Scotland. We use our legal expertise and experience to train lawyers, advocates, and frontline workers who support children and young people.

  • Alison Reid

    Principal Solicitor and Chief Executive

  • Sibling rights

    Sibling rights

    We have long called for the law to be changed to prioritise care experienced children and young people's sibling relationships and are delighted that these changes were recently passed by the Scottish Parliament

  • Get legal help for a child or young person

    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.

  • Clan at 10

    Clan at 10

    Events & Fundraising marking our 10th anniversary

  • A-Z resource library

    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.

  • Right to privacy & the Named Person scheme

    Right to privacy & the Named Person scheme

    It is essential that children and young people's privacy rights are protected when professionals share information under the Named Person scheme. We intervened in the Supreme Court 'Named Person' case to put forward the children's rights perspective.

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Training

Training

We provide lawyer-led training about children's rights and the law in Scotland. We use our legal expertise and experience to train lawyers, advocates, and frontline workers who support children and young people. Read more

Published: 25th January, 2018

Updated: 14th January, 2021

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Launch of the Care Leavers' Law Service

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

Published: 26th June, 2019

Updated: 21st April, 2020

Author: Parisa Shirazi

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UNCRC incorporation in Scotland - our consultation response

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

Published: 27th August, 2019

Updated: 29th August, 2019

Author: Janet Cormack

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

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

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

Published: 16th April, 2020

Updated: 3rd September, 2020

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Courts Update

Courts Update

Read about what to expect if you are involved in a case in the Scottish courts. Read more

Published: 3rd September, 2020

Updated: 14th January, 2021

Author: Janet Cormack

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