Murray Beith Murray LLP is a leading Scottish private client law firm.
For 175 years we have specialised in meeting the legal, financial and administrative needs of individuals and families, family trusts, charities and private companies.
In the Chambers UK Guide 2021, launched yesterday, Murray Beith Murray is delighted to be ranked for ‘Agriculture and Rural Affairs’ - joining the firm’s existing ranking for ‘Private Wealth Law’ in Chambers High Net Worth Guide, published earlier in the year.
There has been much speculation around the possibility of abolishing Entrepreneurs’ Relief. However, the Government has decided to retain the relief with the purpose of encouraging genuine entrepreneurial risk-taking. One change that the Government did make is that from 2020/2021, Entrepreneurs’ Relief has been renamed as Business Asset Disposal Relief.
In ‘The Legal 500 UK’ 2021 rankings announced yesterday, Murray Beith Murray is delighted to be recognised again as a Tier 2 legal firm for ‘Personal tax, trusts and executries’ and ‘Contentious trusts and probate’ – one of the few Scottish private client law firms to be ranked in the top two tiers for both of these core practice areas. In addition, the leading guide to law firms in the UK has awarded a new Tier 3 ranking for the firm’s ‘Agriculture and Estates’ expertise - another of the firm’s core practice areas.
During the ‘lockdown’ period, we have learned to rely on technology to keep us connected with our loved ones, be it over FaceTime, Zoom, or similar. iPhone’s weekly screen time reports make even the most diligent of us question, “Did I really spend all those hours on my phone this week?!” It is therefore no surprise that technology appears in all crevices of our lives and can play a huge (and helpful) role in our finances.
=In today's uncertain times, more people, of all ages, are committing to putting a Power of Attorney in place. This provides confidence that should they become mentally incapacitated, someone they know and trust will manage their personal and financial affairs on their behalf.
