
Family Law
The Changing Law of Cohabitation
January 30th 2024
Virtual Seminar
The Changing Law of Cohabitation
January 30th 2024
2 - 5pm
Speaker: Tom Quail
Virtual Seminar
Cohabitation is very much a live issue. The Scottish Law Commission has now issued its Report recommending the reform on the law of cohabitation as set out in the Family Law (Scotland) 2006. The reforms proposed are both significant and wide ranging. It is envisaged that the Report will result in a Bill being presented to the Scottish Parliament to reform the present law which has been criticised for being out of date, unclear and overly complicated.
The seminar will cover both the current law together with the proposed reforms and will cover the following issues:-
The talk will be of interest to lawyers who specialise in family law and equally those for which family law is part of their general practice.
Tom Quail is lead partner in the family law team at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP. He is a family law expert who has been involved in family law at a high level for over twenty years. Tom is trained in mediation and is a Solicitor Advocate.
Tom has spoken at Family Law Conferences over the past ten years and has had articles published in law journals.