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Karen Wylie has re-joined Morton Fraser, where she had previously spent 14 years of her career. Ms Wylie, who joins as a senior associate, advises individuals on a range of family law issues, including separation, high-value divorce, child disputes, pre-nuptial agreements, declarators of parentage,

Morton Fraser has been named one of the Top 15 Best Law Firms to Work For in the UK in the Best Companies to Work For 2022 lists.

Morton Fraser has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Public Sector Legal Services framework, following a competitive tender process. While the firm was appointed to the previous CCS Framework in 2018, this new framework puts a stronger emphasis on social value, aligning str

Protection from discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief was introduced in 2003 and subsequently included as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. Belief is defined as any religious or philosophical belief (including a lack of belief) but it is specifically the area of phil

Morton Fraser has welcomed 11 new trainees. Bethany Reed, Connor Ewing, Dana Strain, David McBride, Erda Kollovozi, Gregor Page, Hannah Bryson, Jordan Scott, Kirsty McArthur, Natasha Grant, and Robyn Benton have all joined the firm.

Morton Fraser has been successfully reappointed by the Curtis Banks Group, one of the UK's largest independent SIPP and SSAS providers, following a competitive tender. The firm has been appointed to Curtis Banks’ panel of solicitors to advise on its clients’ commercial real estate matter

Morton Fraser has reported an increase in net profit of over 40 per cent in a record-breaking year that saw the independent law firm record revenues of £23.9 million, a 16 per cent increase on the previous year. The record results allowed the firm to deliver a staff bonus pool of over £6

Whilst access to cosmetic treatments such as teeth whitening, Botox injections and skin peels may have once been the preserve of those in the world of modelling and fashion, Scots across the country are now undergoing thousands of cosmetic enhancements every year due to the increased availability an

We are often asked about the system for the regulation of the sale of alcohol in Scotland and it is suggested that this bears a close relationship with that in England and Wales. Yes, there are similarities but also significant differences. So how is the sale of alcohol regulated in Scotland? The Li

Jenny Dickson of Morton Fraser discusses how the high-profile beaver protection case involved the use of crowdfunding and a protective expenses order to fund the litigation. One Scottish case which captured the headlines in 2021 was the battle to save the beavers. An environmental charity, Trees For

With the UK government protections to prevent a flood of corporate insolvencies all now tailing off, will 2022 see the much talked about "tsunami" of insolvencies? Market views on that are mixed but it does seem certain that there will be at least a significant upturn in insolvencies compared to 202

Morton Fraser is supporting Action for Children as its charity partner for 2022. Action for Children's vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Jenny Dickson, chair of Morton Fraser, has called on the business community to focus on children’s mental health in 2022 after joining specialist charity Place2Be as a strategic advisor. Ms Dickson joins Place2Be’s Scottish Development Advisory Group at a time when demand for mental heal

Morton Fraser has advised on the sale of the largest full-service film studio in Scotland to a US-based real estate investment company. A multi-disciplinary team, including corporate, real estate and banking experts, advised Wardpark Studios, which is home to the hit TV series, Outlander.

The pandemic has forced separating families, and their lawyers, to work very differently over the past 18 months. Compounded by Brexit and general economic uncertainty, the future for family law, and those couples and families affected by it, may be unrecognisable by the end of the next decade, comp