Blog Post Blog Post Spring Budget 2024; What do I need to Know? 4 April 2024 Audrey Ford Private Client The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the UK Spring Budget in March 2024 and he announced several significant tax, benefits and savings…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons charity Wills campaign raises £43,500 for vulnerable families and children 20 February 2024 Family Law, Private Client Children and families across Tayside, Fife and Edinburgh are benefiting from Thorntons’ latest charity wills initiative, which raised £43,…
Blog Post Blog Post Creating a Will: The simplest way to protect loved ones 15 February 2024 Magnus Mackay Private Client Recent days have seen several cases involving disputes over Wills and why it’s important to have a Will made professionally. One case…
Blog Post Blog Post Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 Briefing | Part two 1 February 2024 Graeme Dickson Private Client As we noted in our previous blog on the new highly anticipated Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 was unanimously passed by the…
Blog Post Blog Post Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill Briefing | Part one 29 January 2024 Robyn Canning Private Client In late December 2023 the highly anticipated Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament…
Blog Post Blog Post DIY Wills - tempting, but risky. 12 January 2024 Magnus Mackay Private Client A recent court case where a homemade Will was struck down as invalid demonstrates the perils of making your own Will.It was recently…
Blog Post Blog Post What is a Letter of Wishes and when should I use one? 10 January 2024 Lucy Hennessy Private Client As I was watching the first episodes of the final season of The Crown, knowing the tragic event that was coming all too soon, I wondered…
Press Release Press Release Senior appointment for Thorntons’ Inverness operation 29 December 2023 Firm News, Private Client Full-service law firm Thorntons has appointed a third partner to its new Inverness office. Private Client Partner, Magnus Mackay,…
Blog Post Blog Post Contesting a Will in Scotland 28 November 2023 Robyn Canning Private Client The death of a loved one is an exceptionally difficult time. Even in such cases where the deceased has made plans and left a Will, there…
Blog Post Blog Post Personal Planning for Business Owners 31 October 2023 Ross Cargill Private Client Often you will invest time, money and hard work in setting up your own business but when it comes to planning for the future of that…
Blog Post Blog Post Management of Digital Assets and Inheritance 19 October 2023 Hannah Dossett Private Client Both during and after the pandemic, we have become more reliant on technology in our daily lives. As the world becomes increasingly…
Blog Post Blog Post The Importance of Executors: What you need to know 15 September 2023 Aimee Young Private Client When most people think about writing their Will, it’s usually to document who will inherit their estate when they die – but a Will can…
Blog Post Blog Post Are you too young to have a Will? 7 September 2023 Ross Cargill Private Client “That's something my parents would do”, “That won’t affect me”, “I don’t have any assets”, “Why should I see a solicitor?” It is easy to…
Blog Post Blog Post International Charity Day: Why leave a legacy to charity in your Will? 4 September 2023 Carly Gibson Private Client It is becoming increasingly common for people to leave money to charity in their Will. In fact, according to the European Fundraising…
Blog Post Blog Post Thorntons launches Cash for Kids charity wills campaign to support vulnerable children and families 1 September 2023 Private Client Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has launched its latest charity wills fundraising drive in support of Cash for Kids, with the aim of…
Blog Post Blog Post What happens to your property when you die. 29 August 2023 Stacey Culloch Property, Private Client What happens to your property when you die firstly depends on how ownership is held. Ownership of property can be held in a number of ways…
Blog Post Blog Post Personal Succession for Dental Practice Owners 20 July 2023 Chris Gardiner Healthcare, Private Client As a practice owner, your day to day will be consumed with the delivery of patient treatment and the task of managing, developing and…
Blog Post Blog Post Personal Injury Trusts: Protecting your Compensation Award 4 July 2023 Megan Maclean Personal Injury, Private Client When a person is injured as a result of negligence, there are several considerations to factor into the valuation of a claim. Past and…
Blog Post Blog Post The Importance of Substitute and Fall back Beneficiaries 15 June 2023 James Brogan Private Client In 2020 it was reported that almost 58% of adults in Scotland do not have a Will, meaning the majority of the Scottish population should…
Blog Post Blog Post It’s not just the super-rich of Succession who need to pay heed to the intricacies of inheritance 13 June 2023 Chris Gardiner Private Client Whether you have seen it or not, the hit HBO series Succession and its portrayal of a family at war over the future of a global media…
Blog Post Blog Post Planning for care home fees – what are my options? 2 June 2023 Ross Cargill Private Client One of the most common questions clients have is how to protect their assets from the increasing cost of care should they require to go…