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As a firm, we’ve worked on trusts since our inception and the result is that one of our families of clients has chosen us for over 270 years. Whether it be helping families preserve, grow and protect generational wealth or guiding individuals who have more recently built up their own, we have real depth in understanding the issues faced.
Expert advice on how to plan for the protection and future ownership of assets is a cornerstone of the work we do with our clients. There are many situations where setting up a trust can be valuable, such as:
Decisions about who should receive what and how best to protect and manage those assets are crucial to succession planning.
Trusts arise through various situations, including succession planning, financial planning, pensions, life insurance and commercial business. They can be a useful asset protection and tax planning mechanism and we provide specialist advice for:
Assets take many forms and our experts work with an outstanding client base, including entrepreneurs, family businesses, farmers, landowners, owners of heritage property and other high net worth individuals in Scotland and beyond.
We can help you with every area of personal and business tax planning, as well as advising on all types of trust and the stages involved in setting up and running one.
We’ll advise on every element of wealth protection to ensure you have flexibility and control over your funds. Our advice is always bespoke to the needs of our clients or family involved and we’ll discuss your immediate priorities and long-term goals, such as maximising tax benefits or providing a shelter for your funds.
We can also advise on trust and succession issues that may arise as a result of Brexit and future tax reform.
Let us use our expertise to provide you with the most innovative and pragmatic ideas.
Our accreditations
Our team comprises Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists in trust law, members of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and Chartered Tax Advisors. It is one of the largest in Scotland and our people are vastly experienced in all areas of trust planning and administration.
If you’re looking for trusts advice, get in touch with our expert lawyers today.
Contact us on 0131 270 7700, visit our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian, Shetland or Orkney, or fill in our enquiry form to request a call back.
"The people I deal with have all the attributes that a private client wants – hard-working, knowledgeable, committed to clients’ interests, approachable, sympathetic but firm when they need to be, seeing the big picture but never ignoring inconvenient details when they matter."
