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.
The legal systems of Scotland and England have their own traditions and interpretations. The result of this is often that each legal system has a different approach when it comes to dealing with issues that are common between them, such as how to administer the estate of someone who has died.
Your executor is responsible for carrying out the instructions left in your Will to distribute your estate. Being an executor is no easy task, and failure to carry out the role properly can have serious legal consequences. Therefore, it is important to choose the right person (or people) to fulfil the role. In this post, we look at some of the things you should consider when deciding who will be your executor.
Dealing with a loved one's estate can be a difficult task at a highly emotional time. However, an executor's role can be further complicated when the estate to be dealt with has international elements to it. Perhaps the deceased passed away while living abroad or held assets in another country. Either way, the process for dealing with an estate across multiple jurisdictions can seem daunting. In this post, we look at some of the matters you need to be aware of when dealing with an estate with international connections.
If a loved one has passed away, you may be wondering how long it might take to wind up the estate. However, there is no simple answer to this question. The length of time it might take to wind up an estate will depend on many factors, but you can expect the process to take at least six months.
Many people are facing onerous obligations as the executor of the Estate of a loved one. These duties and responsibilities do not cease because of lockdown restrictions, and those acting as executors or trustees of estates or family trusts must understand what they must do, and what can be done at this exceptional time.
