Jacqueline specialises in Wills, inheritance tax planning and the administration of estates, both straight forward and complex. She has many years of experience in the creation, administration and winding up of all types of trust, including personal injury trusts. Jacqueline also prepares financial and welfare powers of attorney for clients and acts for clients in the creation and administration of guardianships.
She is also member of STEP (the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), the worldwide professional association for practitioners dealing with family inheritance and succession planning.
Jacqueline is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as specialist in Trust Law.
This Practice Note, written by Jacqueline Leslie of Harper Macleod LLP, deals with the procedure for obtaining confirmation in intestate estates, ie where there is no Will, dealing specifically with those aspects which differ from testate estates.
This Practice Note, written by Jacqueline Leslie of Harper Macleod LLP, describes the procedure for obtaining confirmation in Scotland in testate estates in situations both where no inheritance tax (IHT) is payable and where IHT is payable.
This Practice Note, written by Jacqueline Leslie of Harper Macleod LLP, examines the changes to the law of succession created by the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016 (S(S)A 2016). It provides information on each section of S(S)A 2016, and comments on its effect on the position of the law prior to its enactment.
This Practice Note, written by Jacqueline Leslie of Harper Macleod LLP, covers the requirements under Scots Law for a Will to be formally valid and the requirements which must be met if effect is to be given to a Will.
This Practice Note written by Jacqueline Leslie of Harper Macleod, summarises the considerations for making a Will in Scotland, and describes the contents of a typical Will and the requirements for executing a Will to ensure that effect is given to its terms.
This Checklist, written by Jacqueline Leslie of Harper Macleod LLP, assists practitioners dealing with the administration of an estate where the deceased died domiciled in Scotland.
This Flowchart shows the order of succession where a person dies intestate domiciled in Scotland and leaves no surviving spouse or civil partner.
This Flowchart shows the order of succession where a person dies intestate domiciled in Scotland and leaves a surviving spouse or civil partner.
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