All Outputs (5)

Book Review: 'A History of Scottish Child Protection Law' (2021)
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2021). Book Review: 'A History of Scottish Child Protection Law'. Juridical Review, 2021(1), 59-61

Review of 'A History of Scottish Child Protection Law', by K McK Norrie (published 23-7-2020).

Practicability in ascertaining children’s views: superseding ‘the default position’ (2021)
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2022). Practicability in ascertaining children’s views: superseding ‘the default position’. Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 43(4), 475-477. https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2021.1999108

This paper considers the issue of ‘practicability’ in ascertaining the views of children in family proceedings with reference to the recent, and noteworthy, Scottish Inner House judgment of M v C. As each of the is UK nations contemplate more fully i... Read More about Practicability in ascertaining children’s views: superseding ‘the default position’.

Out of the mouths of babes: listening to children of all ages in family court cases (2021)
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2021). Out of the mouths of babes: listening to children of all ages in family court cases. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland,

Critical overview of amendments made by the Children (S) Act 2020 to cases brought under Part 1 of the Children (S) Act 1995 (e.g. contact/residence disputes). These amendments are intended to better align Scottish Law with the contemporary understan... Read More about Out of the mouths of babes: listening to children of all ages in family court cases.

Invited Speaker: Judicial Institute for Scotland - ' Family Matters' (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2021, March). Invited Speaker: Judicial Institute for Scotland - ' Family Matters'

Invited speaker by Judicial Institute for Scotland - 'Family Matters' Training Course: 30 March 2021

A new welfare test for family court cases: plus ca change..? (2021)
Journal Article
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2021). A new welfare test for family court cases: plus ca change..?. The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland, 66(3),

The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 makes the most significant amendment to Part 1 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 in 25 years. This article discusses the repeal, re-enactment and augmentation of the 'welfare test'.