At Morton Fraser MacRoberts, the media and entertainment group handles a broad range of related commercial, corporate, and intellectual property matters, with particular expertise in handling immigration matters for professionals in the arts, media and entertainment sectors. The practice is co-led by Euan Duncan, who brings expertise in IP and commercial contracts work; Paul Geoghegan, who focuses on corporate-related media and entertainment matters; and Stuart McWilliams, a key contact for immigration mandates.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Paul Geoghegan has always acted with professionalism and been a genuine support through some tough times.’

  • ‘The team at Morton Fraser MacRoberts has been amazing. Strengths I have encountered are time management, client communication, and managing expectations.’

  • ‘David Gourlay is knowledgeable, easy to work with, communicative, and clear. He is able to break down potentially complex issues into manageable pieces of information (the key is without losing nuance!). He is able to provide clear timelines and costings. David's knowledge of the data protection field has been great!'

  • 'What makes the practice unique is that Morton Fraser can support you in so many different ways, and not just media and entertainment. Here you have a firm that can support through corporate restructure and share purchase whilst also advocating on creative freelance contract conditions.'

Key clients

  • Historic Environment Scotland
  • Scottish Women's Football
  • The Kilmarnock Football Club Limited
  • The Football Company (Scotland) Ltd
  • Indy Cinema Group Limited
  • Sumdog Limited
  • Speech Graphics Ltd
  • George Heriot's Trust
  • Black House Media
  • Axis Production Limited

Work highlights

Acting as legal counsel to Scottish Women's Football, including assisting with a sponsorship agreement.

Practice head

Paul Geoghegan; Euan Duncan; Stuart McWilliams

Other key lawyers

David Gourlay; Valerie Armstrong-Surgenor; Susan O'Farrell; Katie MacLeod