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Supporting Carers with Powers of Attorney
Quill Legal is pleased to be featured in Scottish Legal News for its ongoing collaboration with the charity VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian). The initiative provides support to unpaid carers by helping them plan ahead with powers of attorney. We are proud ...
Quill Legal Solicitors and Notaries Edinburgh – here to help if you have recently arrived in Scotland
If you are a newcomer to Scotland and need help with legal matters like Wills, Powers of Attorney, estate administration or sorting out overseas documents, Quill Legal Notary Public Edinburgh is here to assist you. We are a boutique law ...
One thousand clients and counting
In February 2025 I welcomed my one thousandth client to Quill Legal. A solid achievement and time for reflection. I have been privileged to assist clients from many parts of the world and from all walks of life. I have ...
From Attestation to Verification – Notary Public Edinburgh and Scotland
Attestation, authentication, certification, legalisation, notarisation and verification explained When you are to use legal or otherwise official documents in a foreign country you may have been told that you need to have them certified, notarised, legalised, attested or authenticated. Most ...
Why should I have a Will and Power of Attorney
A potential client contacted me recently saying they were thinking about writing a Will. She said that she was in her early thirties and had never thought much about a Will before but she thinks that she should probably get ...
Foreign assets? – Will writing Scotland
The wisdom of having more than one Will if you own assets outside Scotland So many clients now own property or have assets in a country other than Scotland that we are frequently asked whether it would be sensible to ...
Are you a willing or reluctant executor?
As executry solicitors in Edinburgh we are quite often asked how someone can become an executor and not so often how to avoid having to take up office. The role of an executor is a big responsibility as well as ...
Applying for probate – confirmation in Scotland made simple
Below are outlined the principal aspects of applying for confirmation or probate in Scotland which executors must be aware of so that they can comply with all the necessary requirements. Quill Legal Executry Solicitors Edinburgh is here to assist you. ...
Valuation of a deceased person’s estate – some practical information for executors
Executors of Wills in Scotland may wonder what confirmation of estate means or how to get probate in Scotland, what happens to debts when someone dies and how does probate work without a Will. They may choose to employ a ...
Notary Public Edinburgh Scotland – statutory declarations
What is a statutory declaration? A statutory declaration is a legal document where you can make a formal declaration that, to the best of your knowledge, a particular set of facts is true. Such declarations are governed by the Statutory ...
Notary Public Edinburgh – Apostilles and birth certificates
Have you been told that you need an apostille on a document and wonder what it is? Are you looking for a notary public in Edinburgh? This article will help to demystify some of the vocabulary you may have come ...
Power of Attorney Edinburgh
What is a Power of Attorney and how do I get one? A Power of Attorney is a legal document which can be drawn up with a solicitor, appointing those you trust to make decisions on your behalf if you ...