Stronachs Logo

Private Client

The 2023 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide has been published and we are delighted to announce that the Stronachs STEP accredited Private Client team continue to be recognised and ranked as Band 2 within the guide. 

The 2022 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide has been published and we are delighted to announce that the Stronachs STEP accredited Private Client team continue to be recognised and ranked as Band 2 within the guide. 

Our Private Client team are supporting The Highland Hospice.  During the month of May they are offering a free Will writing service in return for a donation to the Hospice.  To find out more about this initiative please contact Karyn Richmond, who will be happy to provide further details.  

Almost a year on from the first national lockdown, the UK remains in the grip of a pandemic. With the Government’s borrowing at a record level, today’s Budget largely focused on mitigating the effects of the virus on the economy and supporting those most affected by the downturn.

To the relief of most taxpayers, it therefore appears that tax rises for individuals will not be happening immediately.

On 26 March 2021, the provisions of the Human Tissue (Authorisation) Scotland Act 2019 will come into force.  The effect of the Act is to apply an “Opt-Out” system of organ donation whereby there will be a legal presumption that, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, persons dying in Scotland have consented to the donation of the most commonly donated organs, including kidneys, heart, lungs, liver and tendons, where the circumstances make donation possible.

Stronachs launches innovative new service for clients seeking Will drafting services

The private client team at Stronachs has joined with legal technology specialist Settify to offer a new, bespoke online option to clients wishing to explore changing their existing will or making a new will.  

Settify, the custom-built tool, is accessed via the firm’s website and uses artificial intelligence to interact with clients making enquiries for the first time.  It explains legal jargon and provides relevant initial information to clients based on their particular circumstances. 

Registers of Scotland are now accepting deceased person’s Wills for registration again, a welcome development in the winding up of estates, ensuring the protection and preservation of Wills following a death.  

It has been just over a month since the courts began accepting Confirmation (Scottish Probate) applications again.  While initially done through a series of regional “hub” courts, they can now be submitted to the same local court as they would have been before the lockdown.

Stronachs has been awarded STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) Platinum Employer Partner accreditation, the highest of three accreditation levels awarded under STEP's Employer Partnership Programme.

To achieve platinum accreditation, a partner must show that the importance of learning & development is championed throughout the organisation.

Chambers Leading Firm 2020 bw

Contact Info

ABERDEEN OFFICE
28 Albyn Place, Aberdeen AB10 1YL
Tel: +44 1224 845845

 

INVERNESS OFFICE
Camas House, Fairways Business Park,
Inverness IV2 6AA
Tel: + 44 1463 713225

The Legal 500 – The Clients Guide to Law Firms