Meet the team
Callum Kennedy
Partner
Private Client Services
Phone
0131 656 5670
Address
Caledonian Exchange 19A Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8HE
About Callum
Callum Kennedy is a Partner and acts as legal advisor to many individuals and their families. He also sits on the Council of the WS Society and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Callum specialises in asset protection for clients through inheritance tax planning, Wills and the administration of estates, powers of attorney and guardianships and the creation and managements of trusts.
Callum advises a substantial number of Scottish-based charitable trusts dealing with their administration and management and all relative governance, legal and investment matters.
Expertise
Highlights
- Member of Council of the Society of Writers to HM Signet
- Chairman of the Board of trustees of The Edinburgh Children’s Holiday Fund
- Clerk to the Governors of The Lothian Homes Trust which gives substantial funding to the Bridges Project in Musselburgh
- Secretary & Treasurer of the MB Reekie Charitable Trust which gives substantial grants in support of Medical Research
- Clerk to the Trustees of Mrs JT Isles Denny’s Charitable Trust which supports a wide range of Charities in Dundee & Broughty Ferry
- Secretary & Treasurer of The Edinburgh Society for Relief of Indigent Old Men
- WS Society Representative on the Board of Trustees of Sir Henry Wade’s Pilmuir Trust
News & Insights
From the team
news 3 August 2020
Dundee and Angus Chamber of Commerce's weekly blog, In Your Shoes, is taken over by a few of our team in Dundee sharing a little of how their days look just now
news
People have been seeking peace of mind about how they and their loved ones would be looked after should they fall seriously ill, whether as a conseque...
insights 18 May 2020
In addition to the questionable haircuts being created in lockdown, time for life administration may have led some to consider a DIY Will but there are pitfalls
insights 13 February 2020
A contribution towards a deposit will certainly help family members buy their first home, but do watch out for inheritance tax traps
news 4 February 2020
Harriet Grant (Solicitor) joins our Private Client services team and Laura Milne (Assistant Property Manager) is welcomed to Estate Agency in Crichton Street
news 6 December 2019
Kenny Gray, Partner in our Commercial Property team has outlined a series of measures which can give small businesses a fighting chance of success
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