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Litigation is not always a failure of mediation
The UK government’s decision to abandon its plan for mandatory mediation for separating couples sparks a broader discussion on the role of mediation in family law, particularly in Scotland. Whilst mediation has value, it is not the universal solution it is sometimes portrayed as.
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McBride v McInnes
We recently acted for the appellant before a bench of three Appeal Sheriffs in the Sheriff Appeal Court case of McBride v McInnes [2024] SAC (Civ) 42 in a case clarifies the law in relation to occupancy rights for non-entitled cohabitees (i.e. a cohabitee who is neither owner nor tenant of a property) in terms of section 18(1) of the Matrimonial Homes (Scotland) Act 1981.
