Press Release Press Release Cash for Kids Receives £46,000 Donation 16 February 2022 Firm News, Private Client A leading Scottish law firm has handed over another donation to Cash for Kids. Thorntons who have offices across Scotland has given £46,000…
Blog Post Blog Post Living Wills and Powers of Attorney for health care decisions. 3 February 2022 Stacey Culloch Private Client As you are no doubt aware, we’re all living longer. Unfortunately, with age, comes a higher risk of developing chronic illnesses. On…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons enhances Dundee offering with lateral hires 1 February 2022 Firm News, Property, Private Client Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has strengthened its commercial real estate, residential conveyancing and private client offering in…
Blog Post Blog Post Dying without a Will v having a professionally made Will 9 September 2021 Graham Lambert Private Client Everyone should have a Will, no matter what they own, or their family situation. The best way to understand why Wills …
Blog Post Blog Post Over 18? Here's why you should have a Will 3 September 2021 Stacey Culloch Private Client The first few years in the world of work are generally exciting times for a young adult. Whether you’ve just left school and are…
Blog Post Blog Post No change, doesn’t mean no effect 27 April 2021 Graeme Dickson Private Client The beginning of the new tax year on 6 April is often accompanied by changes to allowances and tax thresholds. But like so much of…
Press Release Press Release Law firm reaches £500k fundraising milestone for Cash for Kids 30 March 2021 Firm News, Private Client Thorntons took its annual Charity Wills Campaign online for 2020 and with the November campaign raising £60,000 for Cash for Kids, it means…
Blog Post Blog Post Do you really know who will benefit from your Estate? 11 March 2021 Morna Coutts Private Client As we’ve all been reminded of in the news this week – sometimes families fall out. Whilst most people don’t then go on and have an…
Blog Post Blog Post #FreeBritney and what happens when 'I Care a Lot' is not true 5 March 2021 Graeme Dickson Private Client Lockdown 2 (or is it now 3?) has certainly increased our viewing of content on streaming platforms and often a theme can develop in…
Press Release Press Release Thorntons Charity Wills Campaign goes virtual for 2020 20 October 2020 Private Client Cash for Kids is set to receive a considerable five figure sum once again this year from Thorntons Solicitors as the beneficiary of the…
Blog Post Blog Post How the Title to your property might impact on your Will 8 September 2020 Graeme Dickson Private Client In Scotland, where two or more people buy a property together, they should be faced with the decision of whether to include a so-called “…
Press Release Press Release Solicitors upskill during lockdown 29 June 2020 Firm News, Private Client Thorntons has continued to encourage its Private Client team to pursue training and development, as three more solicitors have recently…
Blog Post Blog Post Making a Will and Power of Attorney in the time of Coronavirus 2 April 2020 Graeme Dickson Coronavirus | Covid-19, Private Client Although these are particularly unprecedented and uncertain times, our key advice regarding Wills and Powers of Attorney remains the same…
Blog Post Blog Post Budget 2020 what is the impact for those of us living in Scotland? 12 March 2020 Graeme Dickson Private Client Now that the dust has settled on the Chancellor’s first budget we take a look at what this means for those of us living in Scotland, also…
Blog Post Blog Post Entrepreneurs encouraged to consider their personal affairs. 20 January 2020 Lisa Hainey Private Client The start of a new year often brings with it resolutions for self-improvement, a desire to make life changes and, for some individuals, the…
Blog Post Blog Post Is a Will or Power of Attorney on your 'To do' list for 2020? 19 December 2019 Morna Coutts Private Client At this time of year, it can feel like life is one very long ‘to do’ list. Christmas shopping, cooking, baking, wrapping, Nativities,…
Blog Post Blog Post National Carers Day 21 November 2019 Lynne Hopkins Private Client Following on from yesterday’s first ever National Power of Attorney day in Scotland, today is National Carers Day. There are many facets of…
Blog Post Blog Post Business Relief from Inheritance Tax 4 October 2019 Alan Thomson Private Client In policy terms, Business Relief was introduced to reduce the risk of Inheritance Tax charges resulting in the break up of a viable…
Blog Post Blog Post A Will is one of the most important documents anyone can make. 23 September 2019 Lynne Hopkins Private Client A year after the article ‘The Importance of Having a Will’, following the death of Aretha Franklin and news in the press that she had not…
Press Release Press Release Law firm opens its doors for Charity Wills 29 August 2019 Firm News, Private Client Thorntons hopes to dispel the myths of writing a Will while raising money for Cash for Kids as the leading law firm launches its annual…
Blog Post Blog Post Simultaneous deaths: who inherits in the case of a common calamity? 29 August 2019 Lynne Hopkins Private Client While dealing with the death of a loved one is never easy, the death of two or more loved ones at the same time can be particularly…