Over The Border
Welcome to Morton Fraser's blog for cross border and international law.
I’m Lucia Clark, an Associate in our top-ranked Family Law Team at Morton Fraser.
Morton Fraser has lawyers dual qualified in Scots and English law enabling us to act for a number of clients and other lawyers on both sides of the UK border. This is appreciated by clients based in Scotland, but who are dealing with issues under English law or in the English courts. We act in a growing number of complex and high value cases with international or English law aspects, where our expert knowledge of these issues is vital.
Along with guest bloggers providing updates in their cross-border specialism, I’ll be chatting about international family law, hopefully in an interesting and informative way! If you have any suggestions, or if you would like to discuss anything mentioned in this blog in more detail please contact me at lucia.clark@morton-fraser.com
When love (and divorce) breaks down
Family lawyers in England and Wales were recently in the firing line, after the Legal Ombudsman Service released figures showing that they had received more complaints in 2011-12 about family disputes than any other category of service.
By: Dianne Millen
Published: 2 Apr 2013
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Expat divorce - Part 2
This is Part 2 in a series of blogs focusing on the particular issues caused by expat divorce for Scottish and English nationals.
By: Lucia Clark
Published: 25 Mar 2013
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Love, lies and revenge
A survey recently reported by the BBC concludes that a quarter of the divorcees questioned had attempted to hide financial assets to keep them "secure" on divorce.
By: Lucia Clark
Published: 22 Feb 2013
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How Can A Law Firm Offer A Two For One Deal?
In the lead up to Christmas, I acted for a client who was relocating from Kent to the Glasgow area completing on virtually the last day before the festive break...
By: Keir Mitchelmore
Published: 15 Feb 2013
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Cohabitation - better off in Scotland?
Unmarried couples may think they are avoiding financial "messiness" by not marrying, but they would be wise to think again.
By: Louise Laing
Published: 7 Feb 2013
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Expat divorce - Part 1
This is the first of a short series of blogs about "expat divorce" and the particular issues raised by the breakdown of such relationships.
By: Lucia Clark
Published: 24 Jan 2013
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Vive la différence?
Rhona Adams, Partner in the Family Law Team at Morton Fraser explores why Scots lawyers need to be alert to the differences in English law surrounding divorce cases.
By: Rhona Adams
Published: 3 Jan 2013
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Boris Johnson, Alex Salmond and shopping for divorce
Do rich divorcing wives fare better in court in London, rather than elsewhere in the world?
By: Lucia Clark
Published: 17 Dec 2012
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To English family lawyers - please be less polite!
This is a heartfelt plea to English matrimonial solicitors - please, please, be less polite. Take a hint from Scots family lawyers - be rude!
By: Lucia Clark
Published: 16 Nov 2012
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Buying Homes ‘Down South’ : Before The Legals
Recently I have been chatting to a number of clients and friends who are thinking about buying a home ‘down south’ and, whilst they know that the system is different to Scotland, they are often not entirely sure how the house buying process works.
By: Keir Mitchelmore
Published: 15 Oct 2012
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