At Morton Fraser Lawyers we have highlighted clarity as our guiding principle.
This directs the way we communicate, the way we advise, the way we conduct relationships with our clients and the way we are totally transparent and upfront about our charges. This applies to all our services from the straightforward to the more complex.
Read legal insights, our comments on the latest legal updates and articles covering all types of legal queries and scenarios, written by experts from our teams.
A clear future together.
Scotland's third sector is vibrant, exciting and makes a significant contribution to Scotland's communities and to its economy. Charities and other voluntary organisations play a key role in supporting Scotland's people and causes, and Scotland is said to lead the world when it comes to our approach to social enterprise.
Adrian is a commercial lawyer who has been with Morton Fraser for over 30 years.
He specialises in company law and commercial contracts and also advises on partnerships (both for trading and investment) and charity law, with a particular emphasis on charitable entities and their governance. He has experience of delivering advice to the public sector on a range of issues, including commercial contracts, governance and structuring of operations.
The experts in our Third Sector Team can help you achieve your goals, whether by incorporating a new organisation, advising on governance matters, employment law or Scottish charity law, helping to secure borrowing or investment or assisting with joint working arrangements.
We understand that each third sector organisation is different and that is why we offer a tailored approach to the advice we give and the services we provide to our third sector clients. Our long history of advising third sector clients and our hands-on experience mean we know what we're talking about - we strive to provide succinct and pragmatic advice.
We know Scotland's third sector landscape is changing, and that means advisers to that sector need to be attuned to those changes and be well-informed. We are. Our experts have spent time acting as trustees and on secondment to OSCR, the Scottish charity regulator, and we regularly participate in and speak at sector events.
We know it's important to our third sector clients that we provide clarity on fees and that's why we always provide fixed fee quotes in advance where we can. If it's not possible to provide a fixed fee then we'll provide a clear indication of the likely fee based on an agreed scope of work.
The team at Morton Fraser is ‘very client-focused and explains legal matters in lay terms'.
Morton Fraser is a source of ‘pragmatic and efficient’ advice on a range of matters. Adrian Bell and senior associate Lauren Scott advise Social Investment Scotland, and the team handles matters relating to governance reviews and grant funding requirements
