Carole leads our Private Client team and is dual-qualified in Scotland and in England & Wales. With extensive experience advising high-net-worth individuals and landed families, she provides seamless cross-border succession planning for clients with assets on both sides of the border. She also leads key relationships for a range of families, trusts and substantial rural estates.
A specialist in trusts, estates and succession law, Carole is known for taking the time to truly understand her clients and guiding them through complex, often sensitive planning decisions. Alongside establishing and administering trusts, she has particular expertise in restructuring and complex trust variations.
Carole is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a Specialist in Trusts Law and is a member of STEP.
A client recently said:
Carole’s team exude professionality and integrity – which is exactly what you want in a lawyer – but they also manage to make our meetings feel casual, like old friends catching up. They are affable, approachable and I am sure they adapt their approach depending on the nature of the client in question, which is a skill that cannot be taught.
I particularly appreciate Carole’s patience. She breaks complex topics down into manageable chunks, which are easily digestible. If a friend asked for a good lawyer, I would provide her name without hesitation.
• Ranked Band 1 for Landed Estates in Chambers & Partners and recognised as a Leading Partner in The Legal 500
• Head of Private Client
• Dual-qualified: Scotland & England and Wales
