Ruth M Innes KC

Ruth M Innes KC practises in the area of family law. She has particular experience in complex and high value financial claims following the breakdown of a family relationship and in cases involving cross-border and international aspects, including international child abduction. She has been regularly appointed by the Court as a curator ad litem and reporting officer and as a child welfare reporter.

Ruth is an arbitrator with the Family Law Arbitration Group Scotland (FLAGS). She is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. She has delivered seminars on a number of topics in the field of family law.

Ruth has been involved in a large number of reported cases in the Sheriff Court, Court of Session and Supreme Court, including:

• RG v Glasgow City Council (Inner House) 2020 SLT 65 – permanence order; admissibility of findings in fact made following proof on the grounds of referral
• R v R 2018 Fam LR 63 – financial provision on divorce
• RH v RH 2018 SLT (Sh Ct) 19 (Sheriff Appeal Court) – forum non conveniens
• Baptie v Baptie [2017] SAC (Civ) 35 (Sheriff Appeal Court) – financial provision on divorce
• Jack v Jack 2016 Fam LR 177 (Inner House) – financial provision on divorce, farming partnership
• AR v RN 2015 SC 310 (Inner House) and 2015 SC (UKSC) 129 (Supreme Court) – international child abduction, habitual residence
• Thomson v Mooney 2014 Fam LR 15 (Inner House) – unjustified enrichment, prescription
• M v M 2014 Fam LR 116 – financial provision on divorce
• Simpson v Downie 2011 Fam LR 145 and 2013 SLT 178 (Inner House) – financial provision on cessation of cohabitation, whether claim by defender competent
• G v G 2012 SLT 2 – international child abduction, interim residence order made in requesting state, recognition
• B v B 2011 Fam LR 91 – financial provision, whether husband’s interest in a farming partnership was matrimonial property
• S v S 2011 Fam LR 86 – adoption, parental responsibilities and rights, kinship care, removal of child from the UK
• M v M, W Estate Trustees and another 2011 Fam LR 24 – financial provision, setting aside transfer of funds into trust for children, post-relevant date depletion of resources
• Steel v Steel 2010 SLT 1085 – financial provision on divorce, interim interdict sought against enforcement of a decree obtained in an action of count, reckoning and payment
• Watt v Watt 2009 Fam LR 62 – financial provision on divorce;  valuation of interest in fishing
• Smith v Smith 2009 Fam LR 39 – financial provision on divorce; long term periodical allowance
• Bain v Bain 2008 Fam LR 81 – financial provision on divorce;  determination of relevant date
• C v C 2008 Fam LR 28; 2008 Fam LR 96 (Inner House) – international child abduction;  whether children settled in new environment;  children objecting to return