Historic Environment Scotland appoints Morton Fraser

Morton Fraser has been appointed to deliver full service legal representation to Historic Environment Scotland for the next two years, with two possible one year extensions, following a competitive tender.

The exclusive contract will see Morton Fraser’s public sector team provide legal advice across all work streams including commercial contracts, property, grant funding schemes, litigation, IP and IT, and public procurement. The Firm previously represented Historic Environment Scotland and its predecessors from 2004-2016. 

Suzanne Hardie, Morton Fraser’s contract account manager for Historic Environment Scotland and head of the firm's Public Procurement Team, said: “We are thrilled to be working with Historic Environment Scotland again. As Scotland’s oldest law firm, heritage is important to us and we are particularly pleased to contribute to Historic Environment Scotland’s culturally significant work. The wide scope of services, which range from grant funding agreements to intellectual property, really draws on the breadth of expertise across our team.”