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Trusts and Succession Bill passes final stage

21st December 2023 | trusts-asset management , executries
Unanimous support for measure to modernise trust law

MSPs propose stronger trust and succession law reforms

18th September 2023 | trusts-asset management , executries
Stage 1 report welcomes bill but puts forward further changes

Incapax widow’s attorney can petition to be executor

11th September 2023 | executries , mental health-adult incapacity
Sheriff declines to follow textbook statement to contrary

Academics propose anti-"ghostbot" clauses for wills

12th June 2023 | information technology , executries | IT and intellectual property
Paper suggests ways to prevent digital reincarnations after death

Attorneys entitled to give £2.5m inheritance to charity

17th May 2023 | mental health-adult incapacity , executries
Court rejects challenge where wealthy widow only weeks from death

MSPs invite views on Trusts and Succession Bill

6th January 2023 | trusts-asset management , executries
Consultation launched for stage 1 scrutiny

Will Aid seeks more firms as Lewis boosts 2022 campaign

27th October 2022 | executries | Charities
Rush of enquiries follows publicity on TV show

Trustees can seek directions on questions of pure fact

13th June 2022 | civil litigation , trusts-asset management , executries | Civil court work
Court finds woman married at death to man who used various names

Shepherd & Wedderburn achieves STEP platinum standard

22nd December 2021 | executries , trusts-asset management
Firm rises to top accreditation level in Employer Partnership Programme

Report reveals growth in Scots charity legacies

29th September 2021 | executries | Charities
Average 7% growth leaves potential for much more

Solicitors urged to highlight Remember A Charity Week

6th September 2021 | executries | Charities
Campaign to promote charitable legacies as figures show 1m gifts in decade

Executor and beneficiary loans launched for Scotland

10th August 2021 | executries
Finance company launches products to allow borrowing against estate

Scullion LAW runs seventh wills campaign for Marie Curie

21st April 2021 | executries | Charities
Almost £250,000 raised through free will offer in return for pledge

Campaign running to boost charity bequests

8th September 2020 | executries | Charities
Free toolkit for advisers offered to support week long drive

Shepherd & Wedderburn lawyer wins STEP Excellence Award

1st July 2020 | education-training , executries
Lorna Brown recognised for top mark in certificate exam

Intestacy reform direction still unclear: ministers

20th May 2020 | executries
Latest consultation shows no clear consensus on family provision

BTO extends Settify tool to wills work

13th May 2020 | executries , information technology
Family law AI tool adapted for wills and related services

Confirmations could "swamp" courts, lawyer warns

27th April 2020 | executries
Solicitor believes families should be ready for when courts reopen

Law firm offers free wills to NHS staff as thank you

24th April 2020 | executries
Scullion LAW wants to "give something back" as managing director recovers

Commissary cases excluded from digital court changes

15th April 2020 | executries , civil litigation
Lord President issues direction pending further investigative work

Scullion LAW charity will campaign runs for sixth year

19th March 2020 | executries | Charities
Free wills for over-55s in return for donation to Marie Curie Scotland

Scots firms to the fore in latest Will Aid campaign

12th June 2019 | executries | Charities
Three in top five UK fundraisers

Faculty backs cohabitants' automatic rights in intestate estates

16th May 2019 | executries
Liferent of home proposed on one year qualifying period

Intestate spouse law should be "what society expects": Society

15th May 2019 | executries , law society of scotland
Living together test proposed for succession where no children
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