Leigh Gould > Brodies LLP > Aberdeen, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Brodies LLP
Brodies House
31-33 Union Grove
ABERDEEN
AB10 6SD
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Wills Executry

Position

Leigh advises Personal clients on succession planning; the passing on and protection of assets, in the most tax efficient way. This includes wills, trusts, executries and powers of attorney. She also advises on using additional structures for holding and passing on wealth and minimising tax, such as charities, partnerships and family investment companies.

Leigh’s clients include those with business interests, and foreign clients with Scottish land. She has a particular focus on advising clients with land and rural businesses and also on contentious trust and executry issues.

Leigh is based in Aberdeen.

Memberships

Leigh has been a member of STEP for 10 years.

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries

Brodies LLP acts for several of Scotland’s wealthiest individuals and families, providing assistance with the full range of private client matters. Working in close conjunction with its family law team, the group is particularly adept advising on the establishment and administration of family investment companies and limited partnerships. Its deep and experienced bench is led by Mark Stewart (qualified in Scotland as well as in England and Wales), and includes tax planning expert Alan Barr and Angela McCulloch, who advises on winding up estates and the establishment of family investment companies. Leigh Gould has a particular focus on advising rural businesses and landowners, while Susanne Batchelor handles complex estate planning for high-net-worth individuals. Hayley Robertson is another key member of the team.