Wills in Scotland

Wills in Scotland

We are incrementally developing a new set of content on Scottish private client law for Scottish practitioners. The content will provide an essential resource for Scottish practitioners, as well as practitioners in England and Wales with clients who need advice on cross-border issues.

Scottish law governing the validity of Wills is a combination of statutory law and common law. The main statutory provisions are found in:

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Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991
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Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995
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Trusts (Scotland) Act 1961
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Succession (Scotland) Act 2016
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Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024

The experts and market standard

The scope and content of the Wills in Scotland sub-topic is being developed in collaboration with leading experts in Scottish private client practice, including:

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Dale Ross of Blackadders
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David Cobb of AM Advocates

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