Kirsten Anderson > Stronachs LLP > Aberdeen, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Stronachs LLP Offices
28 ALBYN PLACE
ABERDEEN
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
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Kirsten Anderson
Work Department
Private Client
Position
Kirsten is a Partner of the Firm who advises on all aspects of Private Client law, including estate planning, trust creation and administration, executry administration, incapacity planning and charity law. She deals regularly with highly technical matters, including bespoke Will drafting, complex trust arrangements and succession planning to meet specific client requirements. She also advises clients on contentious trust and executry matters and Legal Rights claims. Kirsten has a particular specialism in multi-generational succession planning for high net worth individuals, with a particular emphasis on those with business interests and landed estate owners.
Career
Stronachs LLP 2011 – present (training 2011 – 2013); University of Aberdeen – tutor on Diploma in Professional Legal Practice (2014 – 2017)
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland; STEP
Education
St Margaret’s School for Girls, Aberdeen; University of Aberdeen (LLB (Hons)) 2010, Dip LP (2011); STEP Diploma in Trusts and Estates (Scotland) with distinction (2016), Worldwide Excellence Awards in Trusts (Law and Practice) and as top Scottish STEP student (2016).
Leisure
Music, art, running
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
The Aberdeen-based team at Stronachs LLP is led by Jaclyn Russell, who is well-versed in handling tax and estate planning matters. The practice assists local and international clients with mandates concerning capital tax planning, power of attorney and estate administration. Kirsten Anderson and Karen Oliver advise on personal injury trust matters, while Raiya Law and Emily Wright handle estate and succession planning cases for high-net-worth individuals.
Scotland > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Led by Jaclyn Russell, who is praised as ‘approachable, understanding and knowledgeable’, the ‘first class’ team at Stronachs LLP advises landed estate owners and high-net-worth individuals on contentious matters concerning tax planning and power of attorney. Elevated to partnership in June 2023, Kirsten Anderson leads on capacity concerns, estate administration and property disputes. Other key contacts in the group include Paula Lukins and Karen Oliver, who assist with mitigation strategies and succession planning mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
- Contentious trusts and probate Scotland > Private client
- Personal tax, trusts and executries Scotland > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation