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Ways to view making a Will depending on your stage in life

21st May 2020 //  by Peter Brash

Yo-Yo Ma began learning cello at age 4 on a 1/16th-size instrument. (That’s the one at the left-hand-side in the image at the top of this post; the one at the far right is full-sized). He is probably the most revered cellist in the world. Born in Paris in 1955, his family moved to the …

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Category: Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Making a Will

Why you don’t want to miss out on making a Power of Attorney

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14th April 2020 //  by Peter Brash

Under conditions of social distancing, it’s more difficult to make a Will or Power of Attorney. But it is not impossible. The Law Society of Scotland has issued guidelines as to how it is still possible for solicitors to take instructions to prepare Wills and Powers of Attorney for clients and for clients to get …

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Category: Powers of Attorney, Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Making a Will

Wills Promotion success results in donation to Moray Foodbank

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28th June 2018 //  by Peter Brash

In November 2017, Grigor & Young ran a promotion, agreeing to donate £100 from each fee for preparation of a Will to Moray Foodbank. In 2016, Moray Foodbank’s charitable work allowed them to help in excess of 2,000 people in Moray. This is an essential service in alleviating the effects of food poverty. The Foodbank …

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Category: News, Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Charity, Firm News, Making a Will

When you need a Power of Attorney or Will urgently

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14th March 2018 //  by Peter Brash

It is human nature to put off making a will. Perhaps it’s because making one is finally admitting we are mortal and one day will die. However, it has been proven that putting off this decision doesn’t make any difference to your life expectancy. Making a will earlier, in a planned manner and without any …

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Category: Powers of Attorney, Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Making a Will

What Happens To Your Digital Assets After Your Death?

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23rd April 2017 //  by Peter Brash

Our digital life will last beyond our own life. As our lives become more and more digitised, we are creating a new category of personal property, that is, digital assets. This includes online accounts, photos, music and emails. There are three areas generally identified – to think about and prepare for – when it comes …

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Category: Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Making a Will

Why Should You Leave Something to Charity in Your Will?

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19th January 2017 //  by Peter Brash

Statistics quoted by the Institute of Fundraising indicate that, though 58% of the UK population give to charity during their lifetime, only 7% leave a bequest or legacy to charity in their will (mentioned in this pdf download, entitled “Legacies (in 60 minutes)”). The problem with considering leaving something to charity in our will probably stems …

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Category: News, Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Charity, Firm News, Making a Will, Moray

How Making a Will can help The Oaks Palliative Care Unit this November

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28th October 2016 //  by Peter Brash

Would you be willing to support a scheme to donate money to The Oaks? It was as a result of the campaign for a Hospice in Moray during the 1990s that The Oaks was built on the western outskirts of Elgin. It opened in 2003. It is administered by NHS Grampian and provides specialist care …

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Category: News, Wills Executries & TrustsTag: Making a Will

No Will Means No Guarantee Your Loved Ones Will Inherit

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25th January 2015 //  by Peter Brash

As Kate watched Tom drive off from outside their house that bleak Moray morning, it was the last time she would ever see him alive. As usual, as he was leaving the house, he had kissed her and she had told him to “take care”. An important question for all of us Have you considered …

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