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The Lawburrows Act sounds like a fictional piece of legislation created for Watership Down or The Hobbit, but it is in fact a genuine statute still...

I'm not on about dandelions or the like here - but the notorious Japanese Knotweed (which, for the purposes of this note, I'll call the "Weed"!). As...

On 12 February 2014 the Supreme Court reached it decision in the long-running litigation in the case Cramaso LLP v Ogilvie-Grant, Earl of Seafield...

As we approach the end of the tax year, it is worth considering whether there is any last minute planning which should be looked at before 5 April...

Some may be using the cold weather as an excuse to avoid exercise and stay indoors this winter. They can now cite the anguish that befell the pursuer...

Most employers are aware of their obligations to hold employer's liability ("EL") insurance. As well as being compulsory, such insurance is important...

I though it would be useful to do a brief summary of some upcoming changes to employment law which will come into force in April.

In these uncertain times many tenants, whose leases are nearing the end, are reluctant to commit to take a lease of the same, or new, premises for...

Last year the Government indicated that it did not intend to exercise its power to amend section 9 (5) of the Equality Act 2010 to include caste...

In a much publicised Scottish case, owners of a guest house attempted to recover the details of people who posted negative and potentially defamatory...

I am often asked to clarify the position regarding the termination of a lease. It comes as a surprise to many to learn that their assumption that...

As I have previously blogged, UNISON has challenged the introduction of Employment Tribunal fees in England, and the action raised in Scotland by Fox...

The February edition of our Employment e-Bulletin is out now.

Employers and employees are generally familiar with the concept of unfair dismissal and so employers tend to approach dismissal with one eye on the...

The Bankruptcy & Debt Advice (Scotland) Bill has just completed its second stage before the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee, a full Stage 1...

I am often asked how long you need to wait before you can be sure that a planning permission is safe to rely on. The question inevitably leads to a...

As is often said in the Morton Fraser Experience Blogs, working in a law firm is not how it is portrayed on TV. Unless you work in litigation.

Our lives are full of financial incentives or penalties to behave in the way society expects.

Language is an important part of the big bad world of lawyering. Words to a lawyer are like paint to an artist, a set-square to an architect, or a…...

I think I can still get away with saying 'Happy New Year', although by this time next week, with the school half-term bearing down on us rapidly, it'...

There have been many headlines over the last few years concerning banks ceasing to fund real estate (or property) and what lending is or is not...