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Walker Laird attends Gin and Jammies


On Sunday 18th of February, Hazel McGinlay and Anna Brown of Walker Laird attended a unique fundraising event hosted by the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice – the inaugural Gin and Jammies……

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Changes afoot for civil litigation expenses


Following a debate in the Scottish Parliament on 16th January 2018 the long-awaited Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill (“the Bill”) passed stage 1 of the…

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Proud sponsor of the St Mirren Player of the Year Awards Dinner.


Walker Laird are proud to sponsor the St Mirren Player of the Year Awards Dinner for the 4th year in a row. We are also delighted to have been sponsoring Lewis Morgan’s home kit for the whole of the…

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Australian Court decides a text is a Will


The widow of a man who took his life applied to the courts in Australia to be appointed to administer his estate. His brothers contested the case on the basis that an unsent text found on his phone…

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Residential Tenancies – it’s all change!


On 1st December 2017, a new regime came into place for any new residential tenancies that commence after that date. Gone is the old Short Assured Tenancy

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Planning for long-term care


As many of our clients grow older, they begin to focus on how their estate will be dealt with after their death. They tell us that they want to leave as much as they can to their family and are…

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Walker Laird supporting Renfrewshire Foodbank


Walker Laird has teamed up with Renfrewshire Foodbank to help fight hunger this Christmas time. We are pleased to be working together for this year’s Christmas food drive.

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Walker Laird Supports Scottish Drawing Competition


Walker laird continues to support national culture from the local base of Paisley Art Institute. The Scottish Drawing competition has been run by Paisley Art Institute more or less every alternate…

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Separating cohabiting couples – beware the 1 year rule


A recently decided case in the Court of Session emphasised the need for separating cohabiting couples to take legal advice if one party intends to make a claim for a capital sum against one the…

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Registers of Scotland: Latest House Price Index Report


The latest monthly House Price Index Report for Scotland has been published by the Registers of Scotland. This month’s edition gives us the average price of residential property across Scotland

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