The fourth show in our series is with Scott McAlpine, Advocate, of Westwater Advocates. You can find out about him here:

www.tinyurl.com/Scott-McAlpine

We discuss the following cases:

= S, Petitioners =

Inner House, Court of Session

9 May 2014

[2014] CSIH 43; 2014 Fam LR 23

Whether ECHR, Article 8 considerations relevant to whether parental consent to adoption should be dispensed with.

http://tinyurl.com/S-petitioners

= JM v Taylor =

Inner House, Court of Session

10 July 2014

[2014] CSIH 62

In what circumstances is it expedient to pursue an appeal against a decision of the children's panel to the Inner House?

http://tinyurl.com/JM-v-Taylor

= JS v Mulrooney =

Inner House, Court of Session

29 July 2014

[2014] CSIH 70

In a hearing for determining whether grounds of referral to a children's hearing are established, what does the sheriff's duty to give reasons consist of? In an appeal against that sheriff's decision, when can the Inner House interfere?

http://tinyurl.com/JS-v-Mulrooney

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