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.
We are approached regularly by new clients asking us to have a look over trust arrangements which have been set up their behalf, with the help of a former legal advisor. This is frequently in connection with trusts that are branded as ‘Family Protection Trusts’ (or ‘Asset Protection Trusts’). Here are some of the questions we are most commonly asked:-
People choose to set up trusts for a wide variety of reasons, but if you have a vulnerable person in your life, we understand that you may wish to protect them and provide for them in some specific way. One such way is to set up a vulnerable person’s trust, which can provide both financial and administrative support. This area of the law can be complicated, but in this article, we aim to provide an overview of why you might want to set up a vulnerable person’s trust, what a vulnerable person’s trust is and the process for setting up such a trust.
Setting up a trust is one of the most tried and tested methods for protecting assets. It can be an important wealth management tool and critical element in prudent succession planning.
Notwithstanding Brexit, the EU 5th Anti Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) must now be implemented by the UK Government and has a significant impact on trusts. Changes include an extension to the range of trusts that must be registered and a requirement for trusts to share certain information on publicly accessible registers. In this post, we look in more detail at the changes introduced by 5MLD and how UK trusts might be affected.
With Brexit looming, now may be a more appropriate time than ever to review your succession planning, and make changes before the UK leaves the European Union.
