Maria Scotland

Practice Areas

Maria practices exclusively in family law (financial remedy, Schedule 1 and Part III) and private law children work. She accepts instructions to act through a solicitor or directly from members of the public.

Her money/ financial practice concerns cases where the parties’ wealth is substantial or else the issues complex.

Maria is professional but known for her empathetic approach to clients, bringing to court proceedings the “human touch”.

Maria is recognised in Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, and The Spears' 500.

Career

Maria is a former Research Scientist before she transitioned to the Bar in 1995. She received the David Karmel Award (1994) and the Sir Raymond Phillips MD Award (1995). In 2010 the Bar Council awarded Maria the 14th Annual Sydney Elland Goldsmith Award for services to the Bar in recognition of her pro bono work.

Reported Cases:

*Brisset v Brisset [2009] EWCA Civ 314

*Brisset v Brisset [2009] EWCA Civ 679

*Re A (a child) (supervised contact) (s.91(14) Children Act 1989 orders) [2021] EWCA Civ 1749

Professional Memberships

Family Law Bar Association, Resolution, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Publications

Divorcing in Dubai: Should wealthy Expats worry about new UAE family laws? Spears article

LexisNexis recent articles:

*Re A (a child) (supervised contact) (s.91(14) Children Act 1989 orders) [2021] EWCA Civ 1749, 1/12/21.

*The proper approach on an application to set aside a grant of leave under Matrimonial & Family Proceedings Act,*Part III (Potanin v Potanin), 28/6/21.

*Can Covid-19 be a Barder Event? (HW v WW), 20/5/21.