Advising Cohabitants in Scotland - A Guide for Family Lawyers

Introduction

This webinar will provide an overview of the law in Scotland relating to cohabiting couples as it currently stands, including recent case law on occupancy rights and the range of remedies open to those in cohabitating relationships (both on separation and on the death of their cohabitant).

The webinar will also look at the anticipated statutory changes following the report by the Scottish Law Commission.

What You Will Learn

This short webinar will cover the following:

• What rights cohabitants have and how these can be enforced
• How to weigh up and identify the appropriate remedy
• An examination of how the law may develop moving forward

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Tuesday 5th August 2025

Alternatively, you can gain access to this webinar and 1,700+ others via the MBL Webinar Subscription. Please email webinarsubscription@mblseminars.com for more details.