All issues Flashcards
whats The age requirement for testamentary Capacity in Scotland
-A Person 12 or older has testamentary capacity to make a will
What is required for a person under 16 to consent to medical treatment
can consent if they understand the nature and consequences of the procedure
What can a person under 21 Years or older regarding instructing a solicitor
-Can apply to the court if they entered a transaction when they were 16/17 if it was prejudicial
Whats the understanding for a person under 12 or older instructing a solicitor
-Presumed to understand what is meant to instruct a solicitor in civil matters
Age of criminal Responsibility
12
Court ruling on Wrongful pregnancy and Birth claims
-Dont get damages for the cost of raising the child after failed sterilisation
-Benefits of raising the child outweight the financial burdej
Circumstances may damages be awarded for raising a disabled child
Awards additional costs of raising a disabled child born due to failed sterilisation
Whats the age of legal capacity
-Anyone under 16 has no legal capacity to enter into any transaction
-Anyone over 16 has legal capacity
Explain Nasciturus principle
-A child who is born alive can have rights related to events that occurred before their birth provided they are born alive
Example of Nasciturus principle applies to succession
A child who is born alive after their p[arents death can inherit their state
Parental order in the context of surrogacy
-Intended parents can apply for a parental order under the human feritilisation adn Embryology act 2008
Legal stance on Ante-natal injury claims
A child can recover damages for injuries sustained before birth,including those caused by a third party,but it is unclear how this applies to injuries caused by the mother
How does a natural person acquire legal personality
-A natural person acquires legal personality upon birth
Define legal personality and Legal capacity
-Legal personality is the statue of being recognised as a person under the law
-Legal capacity is the ability to exercise legal rights and duties
Whats the legal parentage status in surrogacy arrangements
-The surrogate is the legal mother,and the surrogates hsband or civil partner is the legal father
Types of marriages in Scotland
Types of MArriage in Scotland include Regular marriage(civil or religious,same sex or opposite sex
What future Reforms has been proposed regarding legal parentage in surrogacy
The scottish law comission has proposed that intended parents become the legal parents at birth
Who can apply for adoption
-Applications can be made by a relevant couple or an individual
Whats required for consent in the adoption process
-consent from the child 12 or older and birth parents with parental responsibilities and rights and unless the court dispenses with consent
-Instances where consent is dispensed in adoption cases
-parents being dead,cant be found incapable of consent unable to discahrge their PRS or if the child welfare required it
What is surrogacy
-Surrogacy involves a couple carrying a pregnancy with the intention or raising the child
Commerical Surrogacy
illegal
Can a adoption order be revoked
No
Whats the paramount consideration of a childs welfare in a adoption order
The childs welfare
What type of order can a childrens hearing make
A childrens hearing can make a compulsory supervision order with measures attached,discharge the ground,make an interim order,order a medical examination,or issue a warrant to secure attendance