Our UK Trusts, Estates and Wealth Preservation team, based in Scotland, has extensive experience in dealing with a vast array of those issues which are important to our personal clients. Clients can rely on our team's technical excellence and professional approach. 

We understand that clients are looking for clear advice from knowledgeable lawyers and other staff.  The team advises private clients, including high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs, on areas such as:

• estate planning, including advice on gifting assets, tax efficiency and rights on succession
• the administration of estates on death, including complex, contentious and/or high net worth estates
• wills and powers of attorney 
• family business succession planning
• the creation and administration of trusts
• complex trust law issues
• the creation of charitable bodies
• charity trustees

The team comprises lawyers, legal executives, legal accountants and support staff.  We have a wealth of experience in private client law and can offer clients an efficient and effective service.  Members of the team are approachable and empathetic to the particular needs of different clients, whilst always striving to tailor our services to suit individuals and best support clients in relation to any issues they may be facing.

For further information on the areas which we advise on, please access our suite of materials below:

• Wills: Certainty for you and your family
• Powers of Attorney
• Maximise inheritance for your loved ones
• Personal Injury Trusts
• Death Benefits: Your most valuable asset?

Recognition

Dentons announces new partners

March 28, 2018

Dentons announces the promotion of 36 new partners from the Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Singapore, UK and Middle East and United States regions of the Firm. The new partners represent a range of practices, sectors and industries.

Insights

The England and Wales High Court finds claim to replace trustee is arbitrable

February 29, 2024

New Zealand: The England and Wales High Court (Chancery Division) (‘High Court’) in Grosskopf v Grosskopf  has determined that, where parties have agreed to arbitration, a claim for a court-appointed trustee is arbitrable. 

Charities Update – The issue of income during the pandemic

January 14, 2021

United Kingdom: As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe, the stock market has become increasingly volatile, meaning that a number of charitable trusts have seen a drop in both the value of their investments and the income being generated by them.

News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons announces new partners

March 28, 2018

Dentons announces the promotion of 36 new partners from the Australia, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Singapore, UK and Middle East and United States regions of the Firm. The new partners represent a range of practices, sectors and industries.