News & Updates

Edinburgh legal firm, Fergusson Law has raised £3,525 with its recent will writing campaign which will be used by charities both in the UK and abroad. In total the firm has raised £15,595 with the annual campaign when they invite clients to make a charitable donation rather than paying a fee for the work.  Amal, from the firm, said: “We love taking part in Will Aid, and to raise so much for charity was a real team effort. The entire team is very proud to take part, and we’re delighted to have given so many people the reassurance of knowing...

We all use the web daily. The number of online accounts and the value of digital assets are only going to increase. So why do so few people consider what will happen to their digital assets when they die? The story of Gerald Cotten may ring a bell with you.  £100m locked up, with his executors and heirs unable to reach it.   Read all about it here. Think of two categories. Financial Information – While not being an asset itself, it leads us to our assets and liabilities such as online bank accounts, savings and investments, PayPal, eBay, and shopping...

Nicolás has joined us at Fergusson Law for a two year supervised Traineeship leading to full qualification as a Solicitor. Nicolás graduated  in  2022 with a degree in Law and  International Relations at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his  Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at Edinburgh in May 2023

Alec Christie has joined Fergusson Law as an experienced Paralegal specialising in Residential Conveyancing and associated property matters. Alec’s career has been with eminent Edinburgh law firms most recently at Ralph Hendrie Legal and Blair Cadell WS

  Two important  changes were announced  in the autumn statement.  The  Inheritance Tax limit, being the amount an individual is allowed before inheritance tax is payable, is now fixed  until April 2028. An individual has a nil rate band allowance of £325,000 before inheritance tax is payable at 40%, and in addition to this you  have the residence nil rate band currently set at £175,000 per individual where a family home is left to direct descendants, usually children, although there are other persons who can fall within this category. The allowance of £325,000 has not changed since 2009, and with...

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