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Corporate news stories:

• 8 May 2012
  Avoiding the Olympic ambush marketing trap
  New legislation to control advertising and trading in and around London 2012 events was passed in December 2011. However, there remain many advertisers and traders in the event zones who are confused about the Regulations.
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• 25 Apr 2012
  Morton Fraser helps Lothian Association of Youth Clubs convert to a SCIO
  Morton Fraser’s Third Sector Team is pleased to have assisted LAYC (Lothian Association of Youth Clubs) convert from an unincorporated association to a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation).
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• 23 Apr 2012
  Immigration and the 2012 Olympics
  One key aspect of the Olympics is that it brings together people from all around the globe and London 2012 will be no different as thousands of athletes, officials and fans from over 200 countries are expected to descend on the capital this summer.
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• 18 Apr 2012
  Closing the Rosepark Loophole
  The government have launched a consultation to consider possible reforms to partnership law that would allow prosecution of dissolved partnerships in respect of offences committed before the date of dissolution.
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• 17 Apr 2012
  An evening with Midge Ure
  Scottish law firm, Morton Fraser, welcomes Footdown’s Scotland Mentoring Group and their guests who will benefit from an evening in the company of their Patron (and fellow Footdown member) James “Midge” Ure OBE, on May 23rd 2012 in Edinburgh.
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• 27 Mar 2012
  Converge Challenge 2012
  Morton Fraser LLP is delighted to announce that it's sponsoring Heriot Watt's ground-breaking Converge Challenge again this year
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• 26 Mar 2012
  Morton Fraser's Immigration Team win award
  Global Law Experts have announced Morton Fraser as winner of their prestigious Immigration Law Firm of the Year in Scotland Award 2012.
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• 23 Mar 2012
  Do rules designed for contracts work for e-contracts?
  A story on today's BBC news page highlights the rapid rise in shopping online and the reason why the Scottish Law Commission is asking "Do the rules which were designed for oral and paper contracts still work for e-contracts?".
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• 21 Mar 2012
  Morton Fraser hosts Chinese visitors
  Morton Fraser hosted a delegation of senior judges and court officials from Yunnan Province, China when they visited Edinburgh this week as part of a tour of the UK.
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• 21 Mar 2012
  Don't eat the daffodils!
  Several national newspapers are running a story today about what they describe as “potty” health and safety advice warning people not to eat daffodils.
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