01 Mar, 2024 The importance of a legally valid Will By Lucy Gallagher During a case at Jedburgh Sheriff Court ( [2024] SC JED 3), Sheriff Paterson held that a homemade Will which was signed only on the first...
17 Mar, 2023 Reduction to your CGT annual allowance approaches By David White With his recent Spring 2023 Budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has been grabbing the headlines. However, an announcement...
09 Dec, 2022 Who will inherit? – Proposed reform of Scottish succession law By David White Succession - who inherits what, after a person dies - can often be a complicated matter. This is one reason why everybody is encouraged...
30 Nov, 2022 100 years in the making - a welcome update to trusts law in Scotland By David White The Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2022/23 announced the introduction of a bill to reform the law governing trusts in...
26 Sep, 2022 What is Capital Gains Tax? By David White The upcoming 5th October deadline will mean very little to many people, particularly those in the PAYE system who may have never...
13 Jun, 2022 What happens to my digital profiles when I die? By David White You may soon be embarking on your well-deserved summer breaks, perhaps even for the first time in years. I hope you have a wonderful time...
25 May, 2022 Should I put an Advance Directive in place? By David White The Law Society of Scotland has just published a new report looking at what they perceive to be the deficiencies in Scots Law around...
10 Mar, 2022 Scottish Government consultation on a Strategy for Older People By Cinzia Duncan A new Government consultation has been launched for which the elderly are being asked how health and social services could be altered to...
09 Mar, 2022 Taxpayers urged to make full use of this year's allowances with time running out By Jocelyn Gilda Taxpayers have less than one month to make full use this of year's Inheritance Tax (IHT) and Capital Gains Tax (CGT) allowances with the...