Your property and/or assets are important, as is what you want to happen to them on your death. If you wish to leave your affairs organised, and aim to avoid difficulties and unnecessary stress for your loved ones and beneficiaries, you should make a Will. That way, you can record how you would like your assets to be distributed amongst those whom you choose and at what age. You also can record your intentions as to who you want to act as executors and can appoint guardians for children.
It is important, at regular intervals, to consider the terms of your Will and whether it needs to be updated. Significant changes in circumstances – whether your own or someone mentioned in the Will – such as marriage, civil partnership, divorce, the birth of a child or a bereavement often require your Will to be adjusted. Changes of circumstance such as these can also affect your position significantly because of how the law applies as a result.
If you do not leave a Will, the law will determine who receives what proportion of your estate and at what age. To ensure that you retain control over your assets, make sure you have a Will drawn.
Alpin Stewart
Managing Partner
Alpin graduated with a Law and Celtic LLB (Hons) degree in 1998 from Edinburgh University before training in Portree and practising in Kyle of Lochalsh and Dingwall. In 2010 he established the George Street Law firm with Jill Miller and has considerable experience in both residential and commercial conveyancing.
Ian Donaldson
Consultant
Ian deals with conveyancing as well as Wills and executries. Ian joined Munro & Noble in 2020 to work mainly from our Aviemore office, to help serve the legal needs of the Badenoch & Strathspey area.
Neil Speight
Consultant
Neil brings over 30 years’ worth of experience to his role as Consultant in our Wills and Executries department where he deals with the preparation of Wills, Powers of Attorney, “Future planning” and Executry administration.After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1990, Neil trained with the firm of MacArthur Stewart with whom he worked until the late ‘90s when he joined the firm of MacNeill & Critchley, becoming a partner there, carrying out a broad range of conveyancing work as well as dealing with Wills, Powers of Attorney and Executries.Following the merger of his firm with Macleod and MacCallum, Neil spent three years as Head of the Private Client department there before joining Munro & Noble in November 2020.Outside work Neil spends most of his time cycling and/or running up and down hills and is a more or less active member of Highland Hillrunners.
Michael Cockburn
Senior Solicitor
Michael is originally from Inverness and graduated with a 1st Class LLB (Hons.) Degree in Law from the University of Dundee in 2018, completing the Diploma in Legal Practice there the following year.He commenced his traineeship with Munro & Noble in March 2020, and now works within our Executry department dealing with matters such as Wills, Trusts, Executries and Power of Attorneys. Michael was recently promoted to Senior Solicitor in June 2024.
