Trudy Burns
AssociateTrudy primarily advises clients on divorce and other family law related matters.
She advises clients on a wide range of issues which can arise on separation, including financial provision and child care arrangements. Trudy also has considerable experience in drafting pre-nuptial or post nuptial agreements as well as cohabitation agreements. Trudy graduated from The University of Aberdeen with an LLB (Hons) before going on to complete her Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. Trudy has specialised in family law since qualifying in 2015. She joined Morton Fraser as a Senior Solicitor in January 2019. Trudy is a Notary Public and a member of the Family Law Association.
Areas of Expertise
Family Law
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How did Paddington Bear become British?
One of the perils of being an immigration lawyer is that you begin to question the visa routes of characters on TV and in films, and how exactly the character who just came to the UK for a short visit and has stayed there since, has managed to overstay their visa.
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Scotland v England - Differences in the transfer of unresolved financial family law claims following death
A recent UK Supreme Court (UKSC) decision in Unger and another (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased and another) [2023] UKSC 22 has emphasised further the difference in approach to financial provision (or financial relief, in England) between Scotland and England.
