Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently, there has been a number of high-profile cases and much media coverage of children with epilepsy gaining access to cannabis-based products for their condition.
Category: Justice
Fireworks
Reading Time: 3 minutesSPICe regularly receives enquiries on fireworks around this time of year. This blog pulls together information from different sources on the topic. It also looks
“Why I want to be adopted at the age of 28” – a petition before the Scottish Parliament
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn his petition being considered this week by the Public Petitions Committee, Nathan Sparling (aged 28), asks for reform of Scots law to allow adults
“It’s the end of the line but no one’s to blame” – ‘no fault divorce’ in the UK
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt is a sign of times that when the media is talking about divorce these days, it is often referring to the UK’s imminent departure
Brexit: Citizens’ Rights
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe UK is set to leave the European Union (EU) on 30 March 2019. The draft Withdrawal Agreement (“the agreement”) of 29 March 2018 contains
Civil Partnerships in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe UK Supreme Court recently ruled in the Steinfeld and Keiden case, that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (2004 Act), which allows civil partnerships for
A new approach to women offenders in Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhere were we? Scotland has come a long way in its approach to women offenders in recent years. For example, until the mid 2000s, women
Prisoner voting in the UK and Scotland – rights vs political reality
Reading Time: 4 minutesAre prisoners allowed to vote in the UK? Although changes are in the pipeline, in the UK the answer is currently ‘no’. UK legislation (the
Family law is under review
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Government’s consultation on family law, a document of potentially great significance to Scottish children and their parents, was published last week. It received
Grandparents’ rights
Reading Time: 4 minutesDivorce and family breakdown can be very difficult for all involved. But an issue that is all too often overlooked is the situation which can