News

• 18 Jan 2012
  A charity by any other name?
  Lauren Scott, charity law expert, explains the importance of the Scottish Charity Register.
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• 18 Jan 2012
  Wikipedia blackout - a UK lawyer's perspective
  Sam Price, our IP & IT law expert, explores SOPA and the Wikipedia blackout
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• 17 Jan 2012
  Government encourages employee-owned businesses
  Austin Flynn, business law expert, comments on the government's announcement on employee-owned businesses
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• 17 Jan 2012
  The Long Leases (Scotland) Bill Reintroduced to Parliament
  The Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, which fell victim to the parliamentary calendar last year and was shelved ahead of May’s election, has been reintroduced.
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• 16 Jan 2012
  Charity Law: Public v Private benefit
  Lauren Scott, our Charity Law expert, discusses the charity issues recently faced by the Royal Albert Hall.
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• 16 Jan 2012
  Morton Fraser shortlisted in the Scottish Legal Awards 2012
  Morton Fraser is delighted to announce that it has been shortlisted in the Scottish Legal Awards 2012.
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• 12 Jan 2012
  All Rhodes lead to Scotland
  Sports law expert, Paul Geoghegan, explains the complicated issue of a footballer’s eligibility to play for a national country.
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• 12 Jan 2012
  Linda Urquhart OBE - A Woman of Influence
  Morton Fraser's Chairman, Linda Urquhart, has another reason to celebrate this month. Not only has she been awarded an OBE for services to business in Scotland, but she has just been named in the Scottish Herald's Top 50 Women of Influence.
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• 11 Jan 2012
  Could you sue Michael Jackson's doctor?
  There are reports that French fans plan to sue his recently-convicted doctor, Conrad Murray, who was jailed in November over the performer's death in 2009, which they argue has caused them "emotional damage".
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• 11 Jan 2012
  EU investigates consumer credit websites
  On 10 January 2012 the European Commission published the results of an EU wide sweep of the websites of consumer credit providers for compliance with the Consumer Credit Directive.
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