Private Client Services
Phone
0131 656 5721
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
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Lynsey is a Partner within our Private Client team based in the Edinburgh office. Lynsey provides a full range of Private Client services including advising Executors and beneficiaries in the administration of estates, drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney and advising Attorneys on their responsibilities and duties.
Lynsey creates and administers Trusts and also provides inheritance tax planning advice. She has a keen interest in the Third Sector and is involved with the establishment, reorganisation and winding up of Charitable Trusts.
Lynsey is a Trustee of LifeCare, an Edinburgh based charity providing a flexible range of care, support, community services and social activities for older people. Lynsey is also a Trustee of Ponton House Trust.
news 28 February 2024
A recent Scottish case where a DIY Will was found to be invalid resulted in the estate falling into intestacy rather than being divided in accordance with the deceased wishes
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Kerri Dearsley was presented with the Superstar Award at the Scottish Paralegal Association Dinner Dance in Glasgow on Friday 24 November
news 30 November 2023
The ongoing legal battle regarding Aretha Franklin's two Wills highlights the difficulties in trying to identify and uphold a deceased’s true wishes
insights 30 October 2023
Thousands more could face Inheritance Tax charges as investigations into peoples’ liability to pay are increasing
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Scots with a place in the sun are advised to take steps to ensure the ownership of their foreign home is properly protected
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The English case of Harbans Kaur v The Estate of Karnail Singh reinforces the value of legal rights in Scotland in protecting certain family members from disinheritance