Richard McMeeken
Partner
Richard McMeeken, Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at Scottish firm Morton Fraser
Partner
Richard McMeeken, Partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team at Scottish firm Morton Fraser
No escape from a bad bargain: the courts have made it clear that when it comes to contracts, what’s in black & white is of utmost importance, as Richard McMeeken explains
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NEWS
A time-restricted bank tax, a ‘roadmap to fiscal devolution’, extension to parental leave, entrepreneur’s relief and a giveaway on energy bills for households are the headlines in Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
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