Wills, Trusts & Estates solicitors
Our main focus is to help you acquire, manage, safeguard and pass on your family wealth.
Overview
Protect your assets for your loved ones
When you have worked hard throughout your life to acquire personal assets, it is important to plan how best to keep and use this wealth in later life and ultimately protect it for your family.
Nearly everyone has estate and assets, no matter how large or modest, that they would like to protect and pass on to future generations.
Effective estate planning can involve the use of fairly complex tools, such as Trusts. Other planning vehicles, like gift making, can be simple and straightforward. An up to date Will might be all that is required, or a Power of Attorney.
We can offer straightforward, practical advice tailored to suit your particular circumstances.
You may consider yourself too young, or not well enough off to consider protecting your assets. Experience tells us that it is never too early to start thinking about estate planning, no matter the value of your assets.
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“Pamela Niven has expertise in a variety of private client matters, including tax and estate planning, trust administration, wills and powers of attorney.” A source says she is “an expert private client practitioner with a real attention to client care,” while another source says she is “a very warm and approachable solicitor with a depth of knowledge.”
“Harper Macleod assists individuals and families with wills, trusts, estate planning and taxation matters. Members of the team also deal with a wide range of significant executries. A professional adviser reports that ‘they have a personal tax side working alongside their private client team, so that adds another dimension.'”
“At Harper Macleod LLP, the team is distinguished by ‘good geographical coverage with bases and private client practitioners in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the Highlands”. Clients note “Often, within large firms, the personal touch can be lost, but not within HM…I have found that their level of knowledge and service is second-to-none.”
“Harper Macleod has acted for us for over 10 years and we have an extremely good working relationship with them. The team is professional and quick to respond to any queries we may have and provide us with in-depth legal guidance in a professional yet approachable manner. I have gained a huge amount of confidence from having them on my side – in short, you always know that they are acting for you.”
We had complete confidence in our lawyer who understood our situation immediately and acted promptly. We were kept informed constantly. We were very impressed with everyone concerned.
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Can I amend my existing Will?
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Acting as an Executor – What can I expect?
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Can an Executor be removed from administering a Will?
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Can an executor’s attorney administer an estate in Scotland?
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Coronavirus: can Confirmation in an estate still be obtained during lockdown?
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Can I make a Will or Power of Attorney if I am physically unable to sign?
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Coronavirus: why making a Living Will can make sure your wishes are known to family and loved ones
CONTACT US
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