Lynsey Kerr > Lindsays > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Lindsays
CALEDONIAN EXCHANGE
19A CANNING STREET
EDINBURGH
EH3 8HE
United Kingdom

Work Department

Private Client

Position

Lynsey is a Partner within Lindsays’ Private Client team based in the Edinburgh office. Lynsey provides a full range of Private Client services including advising Executors and beneficiaries in the administration of estates, drafting Wills and Powers of Attorney and advising Attorneys on their responsibilities and duties.

Lynsey creates and administers Trusts and also provides inheritance tax planning advice. She has a keen interest in the Third Sector and is involved with the establishment, reorganisation and winding up of Charitable Trusts.

Lynsey is a Trustee of LifeCare, an Edinburgh based charity providing a flexible range of care, support, community services and social activities for older people. Lynsey is also a Trustee of Ponton House Trust.

Memberships

Member of STEP (Scotland) and the WS Society.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Private client > Charities and not-for-profit

Lindsays‘ multidisciplinary charities team leverages its strength in employment law, commercial property and dispute resolution to advise on the full range of charity-related matters. The team is regularly instructed by large and high-profile charities to assist with OSCR compliance, governance structures and constitutional reviews. The ‘exceptional’ Helen Kidd now leads the practice, having joined the firm from Brodies LLP in 2022. Employment law specialists Ben Doherty and Kate Wyatt act for third sector clients on employment tribunal claims, disciplinary procedures and contract issues, while Lynsey Kerr acts for charitable trusts providing assistance with their establishment, reorganisation and winding up.