Morton Fraser MacRoberts’ practice excels at assisting charities with a wide range of advisory work, including charitable and corporate governance, data protection and GDPR issues, in addition to structuring matters. The team maintains close relationships with high education institutes, public sector institutions, and registered charities, regularly advising on the full gamut of employment-related mandates. Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor spearheads the team, defending charities in Court of Session actions and advising on sectoral legislation. Other key members of the team include Robin Fallas and Christopher Murphy.
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- ‘Excellent support and advice.’
- 'Robin Fallas and Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor never fail to impress with their expert knowledge and guidance.'
- ‘Highly professional and knowledgeable.’
- ‘Morton Fraser MacRoberts advise on a full range of contentious and non-contentious matters. As a charity in the public sector, we have benefited from the team’s extensive knowledge on a variety of topics.’
- ‘Adrian Bell has an encyclopaedic knowledge of corporate and commercial law, in particular as this relates to charities. He is an excellent lawyer who will go the extra mile for a client.'
- ‘What makes Morton Fraser MacRoberts is the consistent high quality of the work of all the team and their ability to deliver on time and on budget, whilst keep the client informed at every step of the way.’
- ‘Robin Fallas has provided invaluable support. Friendly and approachable, he is a delight to work with and a great speaker on a number of topics in the charity law and good governance sphere.’
Key clients
- Greenpeace Nordic
- Historic Environment Scotland
- People’s Postcode Lottery Trusts
- National Trust for Scotland
- Aberlour Childcare Trust
- Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Changeworks
- Community Enterprise in Scotland
- Who Cares? Scotland
Work highlights
- Acting for the Royal Incorporation of Architects In Scotland on matters relating to constitutional changes, governance and commercial matters.
- Acted for the Blind Veterans UK in relation to the defence of a Court of Session Action for declarator and reduction of a deed of variation.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next generation partners
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Robin Fallas
Practice head
Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor
Other key lawyers
Robin Fallas; Christopher Murphy; Adrian Bell