Yvonne Evans

Senior Lecturer in Law

Yvonne Evans joined the School of Law as a Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship) in August 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and a qualified solicitor.

After her Diploma in Legal Practice, she trained as a solicitor at a major Scottish firm. She then spent 6 years as a private client solicitor at another large firm in Edinburgh, specialising in trusts, succession and tax planning. Latterly she was an Associate with Professional Support Lawyer duties, responsible for CPD, knowledge management and research. She was involved in negotiations with HMRC over tax liabilities and residency, high value divorce actions and trust variation petitions in the Court of Session.

Yvonne is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, having passed the STEP Diploma with Distinction. She was a part-time tutor on the Tax/Revenue Law ordinary course at the University of Edinburgh for nine years.

CPD & Training with Yvonne Evans:

Wills, Trusts and Executries Conference 2023 On-demand

CPD
On-demand
CPD & training events, Conference|Wills, executries and trusts, Civil court work
Watch our speakers explore the latest updates and discuss the core challenges in various areas of wills, trusts and executries practice. Amongst the topics, you will hear about key legal and practice developments; improve your knowledge of trust and executry accounting do’s and don’ts and best practice guidance on how to deal with family business succession planning.