McAlpine on Child Law

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-McAlpineWe discuss the following cases:= S, Petitioners =Inner House, Court of Session9 May 2014[2014] CSIH 43; 2014 Fam LR 23Whether 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 Session10 July 2014[2014] CSIH 62In 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 Session29 July 2014[2014] CSIH 70In 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== About the series ==You can follow the show on twitter (@podslaw), where every new episode will be announced, and like the show on Facebook:www.facebook.com/podslawjkYou can also subscribe through iTunes:www.tinyurl.com/podslaw-iTunes