Spring Budget 2024; What do I need to Know?
The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered the UK Spring Budget in March 2024 and he announced several significant tax, benefits and savings…
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Thorntons charity Wills campaign raises £43,500 for vulnerable families and children
Children and families across Tayside, Fife and Edinburgh are benefiting from Thorntons’ latest charity wills initiative, which raised £43,…
Creating a Will: The simplest way to protect loved ones
Recent days have seen several cases involving disputes over Wills and why it’s important to have a Will made professionally. One case…
Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 Briefing | Part two
As we noted in our previous blog on the new highly anticipated Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 was unanimously passed by the…
Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill Briefing | Part one
In late December 2023 the highly anticipated Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill was unanimously passed by the Scottish Parliament…
DIY Wills - tempting, but risky.
A recent court case where a homemade Will was struck down as invalid demonstrates the perils of making your own Will.It was recently…
What is a Letter of Wishes and when should I use one?
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…
Senior appointment for Thorntons’ Inverness operation
Full-service law firm Thorntons has appointed a third partner to its new Inverness office. Private Client Partner, Magnus Mackay,…
Contesting a Will in Scotland
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…
Personal Planning for Business Owners
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…
Management of Digital Assets and Inheritance
Both during and after the pandemic, we have become more reliant on technology in our daily lives. As the world becomes increasingly…
The Importance of Executors: What you need to know
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…
Are you too young to have a Will?
“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…
International Charity Day: Why leave a legacy to charity in your Will?
It is becoming increasingly common for people to leave money to charity in their Will. In fact, according to the European Fundraising…
Thorntons launches Cash for Kids charity wills campaign to support vulnerable children and families
Leading Scottish law firm Thorntons has launched its latest charity wills fundraising drive in support of Cash for Kids, with the aim of…
What happens to your property when you die.
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…
Personal Succession for Dental Practice Owners
As a practice owner, your day to day will be consumed with the delivery of patient treatment and the task of managing, developing and…
Personal Injury Trusts: Protecting your Compensation Award
When a person is injured as a result of negligence, there are several considerations to factor into the valuation of a claim. Past and…
The Importance of Substitute and Fall back Beneficiaries
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…
It’s not just the super-rich of Succession who need to pay heed to the intricacies of inheritance
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…
Planning for care home fees – what are my options?
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…