News

• 21 Dec 2011
  £7,500 award to customer who fell in bank
  An Edinburgh guesthouse owner has been awarded £7,500 after slipping and injuring her ankle on a wet floor in a bank
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• 20 Dec 2011
  Morton Fraser advises on £2.3m deal
  Morton Fraser advised the owners of Edinburgh insurance brokers, Castle Cairn, on the recent sale of Castle Cairn to Central Insurance for £2.3 million.
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• 20 Dec 2011
  What do Morton Fraser solicitors do for a break?
  In this interesting (and often hysterically funny) podcast Innes Clark, Partner and Head of the Employment team, presides over a general knowledge quiz.
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• 19 Dec 2011
  Mortgage prisoners released under MMR2?
  John Lunn, head of Morton Fraser's retail banking team, reviews the Mortgage Market Review consultation paper.
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• 19 Dec 2011
  New Fees for Immigration Appeals
  From today, most people wishing to appeal against a decision of the UK Border Agency will have to pay a fee.
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• 16 Dec 2011
  London bus workers "could strike" for Olympics pay
  BBC news reported that bus workers in London have demanded a £500 payment for being on duty during next year's Olympic Games.
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• 15 Dec 2011
  Panorama, ‘The Truth About Adoption’
  You may have seen the Panorama special on BBC1, 14 December. The programme follows 6 children in Coventry who are waiting for permanent families, having been in care for most of their lives;
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• 15 Dec 2011
  What happens to your home if you die without a Will?
  It was reported recently in the media that the Scottish Government is planning to make a change to the rules on intestate succession
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• 15 Dec 2011
  Who owns Santa?
  Download our Christmas special podcast by the business law team and learn lots of interesting facts about Santa.
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• 14 Dec 2011
  Scottish housing market "expected to pick up"
  BBC news has recently reported that Scottish house sales were expected to pick up over the next few months but "meaningful recovery" was still some way off
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