Private Client
Phone
01382 907313
Address
Seabraes House 18 Greenmarket Dundee DD1 4QB
Ernie is a Partner in the Private Client team in our Dundee office. Ernie advises clients on Wills, Powers of Attorney, Intervention and Guardianship Orders, inheritance planning and executries. He has been appointed Guardian for a number of incapable adults and administers a number of private and charitable trusts.
Ernie was for nearly 20 years Secretary of the Angus Committee of Tayside Valuation Appeal Panel and was separately appointed a part-time occasional Sheriff Clerk in Forfar. He has also taught on the Private Client course in the University of Dundee Post Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice.
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