Moir & Sweeney Litigation

The family page covers separation and divorce, including arrangements for children, the family home and finances, and disputes over contact and residence, with advice also given to grandparents and other relatives. A separate children's cases service deals with children's hearings, Sheriff Court referrals, appeals and permanence proceedings. Legal aid is available subject to eligibility, but no family solicitors are named on the service pages.

• Family law and children's cases service pages, including children's hearings and permanence proceedings
• States that legal aid is available for family work, subject to eligibility
• Partner Michael O'Neill lists family law among his practice areas on the team page

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Divorce and separation are handled within the general family law service, which mentions advice on child arrangements, division of the family home and financial matters, and says negotiation and mediation are considered where appropriate. There is no dedicated divorce page, no fee information and no named divorce solicitor, though legal aid is offered to eligible clients.

• Family law page states the firm advises on all aspects of divorce and separation
• Legal aid available for eligible clients

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Criminal defence is the firm's founding practice, with the department headed by Ian Moir and Paul Sweeney. The team covers police station advice, cases ranging from road traffic matters to serious charges, appeals against conviction and sentence, and parole hearings, instructing advocates for High Court work. A separate proceeds of crime service deals with civil recovery cases, including appeals to the Court of Session. Legal aid funding is referred to on the page.

• Criminal defence has been the core practice since the firm was founded in 2009, with both founders heading the department
• Separate service pages for proceeds of crime, road traffic offences and public and fatal accident inquiries
• Team page states Ian Moir is convenor of the Law Society of Scotland criminal legal aid negotiation team

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The personal injury page is short and focuses on road traffic accidents and accidents at work, stressing the time limit for raising court proceedings. It does not explain funding arrangements or name the solicitors responsible, though partner Michael O'Neill's profile lists accident claims among his areas. The firm also advises survivors of historic childhood abuse on the Scottish redress scheme and on civil action.

• Dedicated personal injury page covering road traffic and workplace accidents
• Separate redress page advising survivors of historic childhood abuse

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The private client page covers will writing, often for a fixed fee, powers of attorney, and guardianship applications under the Adults with Incapacity legislation. The firm's private client work expanded when it incorporated Turnbull McCarron Solicitors in 2021. No solicitors are named on the page, fixed fee amounts are not published and executry work is not mentioned.

• Private client page covering wills, powers of attorney and guardianship
• Fixed fee quotes often available for wills, according to the page

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