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"Alarming" is a good word to describe the annual number of working days lost in the UK due to ill health. The Government suggests the figure is 130...

Contractual claims for defects are part and parcel of life in the construction industry, but the issue of prescription and limitation in this context...

"What's in a name?" Juliet asked of Romeo. When it comes to warring Italian families and company names, the answer is "quite a lot."

Our Employment Team produce a monthly round up of the most relevant Employment issues affecting Scotland and the UK.

For the full report of employment tribunal stats for 2012-2013, click here.

In this month's bulletin we look at Lord Woolman's recent decision on the right of a party to adjudicate a dispute as many times as it likes. We...

Our Real Estate Team produce a weekly round up of the most relevant real estate news stories around Scotland.

Most modern commercial leases include some form of wording to allow landlords the ability to vet new tenants or sub tenants before permitting their...

On 6 April there were a number of changes to UK employment law ( 6 April employment law changes ) that employers needed to be aware of. However,...

First of all I'd like to thank Shirley and Steve (a large proportion of my readership) for badgering me on Friday morning by pointing out that I...

As much as I would like to write a quintessentially British blog about the weather, especially as we are hurtling towards "summer" at some rate of...

Various surveys and reports over recent years have shown more and more charities are considering amalgamations and mergers than ever before. This is...

Morton Fraser’s Third Sector team is frequently involved in assisting clients setting up new charities, be they trusts, companies, and now, SCIOs...

The starting point is that a charity cannot pay its directors or trustees, other than the reimbursement of expenses which are both reasonable and...

Recent statistics show that despite 74% of the UK population supporting charities, only 7% currently leave a charitable legacy in their Wills. Many...

Last year, I mentioned the great care that had to be taken by tenants (and their advisers) when exercising a right to a break option in a lease...

Health and safety tips for small to medium-sized businesses to make sure you are creating the safest workplace possible.

Employment rights protect not only existing employees but also potential employees. Employers need to ensure that discriminatory measures are not...