'Can You Hear Me?' The practicalities of listening to children in contested actions
- Venue
Mackenzie Building, Old Assembly Close, 172 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1QX
- Date
- 17 Jun 2011
- Time
- 10:00 am to 3:30 pm
- Cost
75.00
Murray Stable's Family Law Group (FLaG) and The Scottish Child Law Centre will jointly host a seminar on Friday 17 June 2011 entitled 'Can You Hear Me? The practicalities of listening to children in contested actions'.
The event is aimed towards social workers, children's rights officer, panel members, reporters, advocacy and support workers, lawyers, voluntary organisations and anyone who works with children in the courts, hearings, family law and contact.
Attendees will qualify for 4 hours of CPD.
The event programme is as follows:
9.30 am Registration and Coffee
10.00 am Welcome and Introduction – Mungo Bovey QC
10:10 am “Helping Hands” – A new tool for children to express their views about contact - Morag Driscoll, Director, Scottish Child Law Centre
10.30 am What children say about being heard in court - Kirsteen MacKay
11.10 am Coffee Break
11.30 am Should Children Be Heard In Court? - Professor James Furnell
12.00 pm Case Law on Hearing Children - Janys M Scott QC
12.30 pm Panel questions and answers
1.00 pm Lunch will be provided
1.50 pm Hearing Children in the Sheriff Court, Aspirations for the future – Sheriff D McNeill QC
2.20 pm Snapshots of Hearing Children In:
Additional Support Needs Tribunals - Morag Jack, Advocate
Tribunals relating to Immigration - Piya Muqit, Advocate
The Court of Session - Kirsty Malcolm, Advocate
Children’s Hearings – Jennifer Orran, Participation Officer, SCRA
3.00 pm Panel questions and answers
3.30 pm Close
For further details about this event and how to book your place please click on the link below:
Flyer - 'Can You Hear Me? The Practicalities of Listening to Children in Contested Actions' [-]