Articles

Individuals & Families articles:

• 18 Mar 2013
  Residential Property Market Quarterly Review: March 2013
  We have had an interesting start to 2013, and, as figures are complied for the first quarter at the end of March, has anything changed - or even improved?
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• 20 Feb 2013
  Views of children
  Recent cases concerning the views of children or evidence concerning children, and a report on a study about taking children's views into account.
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• 4 Jan 2013
  Robin Hood Airport and the Merry Men of UKBA
  We have all heard stories of a health and safety culture gone mad, with jobsworths seeing serious risks in harmless situations. Jim Herd explores the recent news about events at Robin Hood Airport.
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• 21 Nov 2012
  The World of Property: a review
  The Morton Fraser Residential Property team were joined by guests for a round table discussion on the current property market.
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• 2 Nov 2012
  James Bond 007: could this be your dream job?
  Over the years James Bond has carved out an extremely successful career but have you ever wondered what 007’s employment contract might look like?
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• 26 Jun 2012
  Scottish Centenarian leaves £850,000 to 18 Charities
  New legislation will be introduced in the Finance Bill 2012 which will provide for a reduction in the rate of Inheritance Tax where 10% or more of a deceased person's net estate is left to charity.
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• 19 Jun 2012
  So, who gets the house then?
  Despite death being as inevitable as taxes, it is surprising that there are still some seemingly quite commonly-encountered areas of executry practice where the law is unclear.
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• 25 May 2012
  Looking into the past
  A new decision considers the relevance of the ancestry of matrimonial property to a claim that special circumstances exist justifying unequal sharing.
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• 29 Mar 2012
  Moonzie Rent Review - SFP is relevant in Agricultural Rent Reviews!
  On 9 February 2012, Lord Gill issued his opinion in respect of the long-awaited appeal in what is commonly known as the Moonzie Rent Review.
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• 28 Mar 2012
  Damages: Who Decides How Much?
  Jury trials to decide the level of damages have been a feature of Scots law since the nineteenth century. There are regular spasms of activity, when the level of jury awards are challenged and, more recently, an attempt has been made to strike at the conc
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