Harper Macleod

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...