Yvonne Evans

Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Dundee

Yvonne is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Dundee, specialising in Scots trusts and succession and tax law, particularly capital taxes. She became a full-time lecturer in 2013, having tutored revenue law at the University of Edinburgh since 2004.

Before she became a full-time academic, Yvonne trained as a solicitor at Brodies in Edinburgh. She then worked as a solicitor in the Private Client department at Anderson Strathern, progressing to Associate with a Professional Support Lawyer role.

Yvonne authored the reissue of the Trusts, Trustees and Judicial Factors section of the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia of the Laws of Scotland published in 2016. She is a member of the Law Society of Scotland's Tax Law and Trusts & Succession Law sub-committees. She has given evidence to the Scottish Parliament Finance and Constitution committee regarding its devolved tax powers. She represented the Law Society of Scotland at the House of Commons APPG on Inheritance and Intergenerational Fairness and has given evidence to the House of Lords Finance Committee. She has also advised the Scottish Government on trusts for vulnerable recipients of compensation awards, and The Scottish Charity Regulator regarding charitable legacies.

From 2014 to 2019, Yvonne was a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners' Scotland branch committee and founded the STEP Dundee Discussion forum. She is currently the examiner for the STEP Diploma, Trust Law (Scotland) module.

Contributed to

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Claims by cohabitants on intestacy in Scotland (Private Client)

Practice notes

Private Client

Creation of trusts in Scotland

Practice notes

This Practice Note written by Yvonne Evans, Law Lecturer, University of Dundee, summarises how trusts arise under Scottish law. It considers both the express creation of trusts, as well as trusts arising by operation of law.

Private Client

Nature and classification of trusts—Scotland

Practice notes

This Practice Note written by Yvonne Evans, Law Lecturer, University of Dundee, provides an introduction to the description and classification of trusts. It deals with the dual patrimony theory and includes a description of the main trusts, such as express and implied trusts, that will be routinely encountered.

Private Client

Rights of beneficiaries under Scottish law

Practice notes

This Practice Note written by Yvonne Evans, Law Lecturer, University of Dundee, summarises the rights of trust beneficiaries under Scottish law. It discusses the general nature of those rights; the rights of beneficiaries when a trustee becomes insolvent, including remedies.

Private Client

Scottish trust law—overview and historical development

Practice notes

This Practice Note written by Yvonne Evans TEP, Law Lecturer, University of Dundee briefly describes the historical development of trust law in Scotland, including its civil law and Roman law origins. It also mentions the English law influences on Scots trust law, as well as the reforms proposed by the Scottish Law Commission in its 2014 Report on Trust Law.

Private Client

Variation of trusts—Scotland

Practice notes

This Practice Note deals with the methods of varying a trust to include such situations as may be dealt with at common law and by statutory means. Details of relevant legislation and cases are given together with the procedures to be adopted in respect of a court application.

Private Client