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.
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Caitlin Connolly highlights the importance of a power of attorney to avoid costly court battles, as seen in a recent Scottish court case
news 3 December 2024
A PoA should be put in place sooner rather than later - it’s time to change the perception that they are only for the elderly
insights 27 November 2024
Yes, if you want the people you hope and expect to inherit from your estate to receive the assets you wish them to have
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Kirsty Preston highlights the biggest change to Inheritance Tax rules and explains the key takeaways from the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget
news 30 October 2024
When drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney in Scotland it involves unique legal requirements compared to those in England and Wales
news 28 October 2024
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