Morton Fraser

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Morton Fraser has been appointed as a supplier on the Scottish Government Legal Services Framework. Drawing on the firm’s specialist expertise in several areas, Morton Fraser is set to provide legal advice across each “lot” it applied for, including litigation, reparation, employme

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Morton Fraser and MacRoberts have agreed to merge in a move that will create a new, top-tier independent law firm in Scotland. With 250 solicitors and £46 million in annual revenues, the newly-merged firm says it will form part of a new 'big four' in Scotland's legal sector, being over 30 per

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In July 2018, the Judicial Protocol Regulating Direct Judicial Communications between Scotland, and England and Wales, in Children’s Cases was first published. The 2018 Protocol was accompanied by a helpful and detailed Handbook on family law relating to children in Scotland and in England &am

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Morton Fraser has reported its highest-ever annual revenue, of £25.7 million, an increase of eight per cent year on year, and an increase of 25 per cent over the last two years. A bonus of six per cent of annual salary has been announced and, as in previous years, this will be paid to all staf

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Morton Fraser has been appointed to road safety charity Brake's National Road Victim Service in Scotland. Under the 12-month partnership, Morton Fraser will join the National Road Victim Service's Scottish legal panel, along with two other firms, in providing crucial legal support and advice to road

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Pictured (L-R): Alastair Johnston, Emma Wright, Chris Clarkson, Alan Burns Morton Fraser has made five new appointments this month.

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Jenny Dickson considers what a human rights based approach in the Scottish and UK Covid-19 Inquiries may look like. Both the Scottish and the UK governments have established public inquiries to examine the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The inquiries are underway, both considering a wide range o

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Nicola Edgar compares the approaches to awards for damages following wrongful death between Scotland and the rest of the UK. For a number of years in Scotland, the appropriate level of damages which should be awarded to relatives following the wrongful death of a loved one has been the subject of mu

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Richard McMeeken considers the scope of director's discretion and how this has been dealt with by the courts. The duties incumbent on company directors are much talked about at the moment following the Supreme Court's judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] UKSC 25 clarifying the exi

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Students at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) will be offered free legal support to progress business ideas as part of a new partnership with Morton Fraser. The partnership between Morton Fraser and SRUC’s Enterprise Academy – which was set up to help students develop enterprising mi

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Karen Wylie has re-joined Morton Fraser, where she had previously spent 14 years of her career. Ms Wylie, who joins as a senior associate, advises individuals on a range of family law issues, including separation, high-value divorce, child disputes, pre-nuptial agreements, declarators of parentage,

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