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Notarising Document A Notary Public is a solicitor who has also been admitted and registered by the Law Society of Scotland as a Notary Public.  The role of Notary Public includes witnessing any legal documents which require to be witnessed and signed by a Notary Public, as well as taking sworn statements on oath (known as “Affidavits”).  A Notary Public will also have a stamp or seal which may need to be used to accompany their signature (particularly in relation to documents required for use abroad – discussed further, below). Typical fixed fees for notarising documents are £125 plus VAT per document. If the document which you require notarised is to be used overseas, it may be that the company or person abroad who requires the document will need it to have a further form of authentication, known as an “Apostille”. Our fee for Apostilles is £250 plus VAT for the first document (there is an additional fee for this process, charged by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which is currently £30 per document). Our prices above include: taking your instructions, providing advice as appropriate to your requirements completing the signing docket on the document, verifying your identification and executing the document, arranging for the document to be Apostilled by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, if applicable. Our fixed fee, above, does not include: liaising with another solicitor (e.g. a solicitor overseas) to negotiate and agree the drafting of the document to be notarised; preparing any accompanying Affidavit or document.  

Simple Wills Typical fixed fees for the preparation of Wills are as follows:- Single person - £300 plus VAT (not including any Liferent Trust/Discretionary Trust provisions) Mirror - £500 plus VAT - i.e. £250 plus VAT each (not including any Liferent Trust/Discretionary Trust provisions)  Complex Wills (e.g. with Liferent Trust/Discretionary Trust provisions) Single person - from £425 plus VAT Mirror - from £750 plus VAT (i.e. from £375 plus VAT each) Combined Packages Will and Power of Attorney Single person - £500 plus VAT (not including any Liferent Trust/Discretionary Trust provisions) Mirror - £900 plus VAT – i.e. £425 plus VAT each (not including any Liferent Trust/Discretionary Trust provisions) Complex Will and Power of Attorney Single person - from £625 plus VAT Mirror - from £1050 plus VAT – i.e. £525 plus VAT each During our meeting we will explain any available options between, for example, Wills with or without Trust provisions (e.g. if there are any potential advantages from a care cost, tax, second marriage, asset protection, vulnerable beneficiary perspective, etc.)  You can then decide how you wish to proceed (i.e. either with a Will containing Trust provisions or not containing Trust provisions). Our prices above include: taking your instructions, providing advice as appropriate to your requirements providing advice on legal rights providing advice on Inheritance Tax, if applicable preparing a draft will for you to review, making changes following review, complete execution of the will, storage of original will in our secure storage facility and providing you with a copy of your signed will. Our fixed price will not include: any property law work required to implement Trust planning contained in your Will (e.g. any transfers of title or removal of survivorship destinations from your title deeds). Note:  This fixed price will only cover the services mentioned. Your case may require additional work that is not included. We will discuss this with you at our first meeting. If additional costs arise due to matters related to your own personal circumstances, we will discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity and we will advise you of any increase in price that may arise. Powers of Attorney Typical fixed fees for the preparation of Powers of Attorney are as follows:- Combined Continuing and Welfare Power of Attorney Single person - £300 plus VAT Mirror - £550 plus VAT – i.e. £275 plus VAT each (N.B. Each Power of Attorney will also incur a £87 registration fee payable to the Office of the Public Guardian, which registration fee is reviewed annually by the Office of the Public Guardian) Our prices above include: taking your instructions, providing advice as appropriate to your requirements preparing a draft Power of Attorney for you to review, making changes following review, complete execution of the Power of Attorney, registration of the Power of Attorney with the Office of the Public Guardian, storage of original Power of Attorney in our secure storage facility and providing you with a copy of your signed and registered Power of Attorney. Our fixed price will not include: the preparation of any accompanying letter of wishes addressed to your Attorneys which you may or may not wish to prepare, so that your Attorneys can be fully briefed regarding your preferences and wishes if you ever became incapacitated, any future changes you wish to make to your Power of Attorney document (the Office of the Public Guardian will also charge a further registration fee if you wish to appoint and/or remove Guardians in the future). Note:  This fixed price will only cover the services mentioned. Your case may require additional work that is not included. We will discuss this with you at our first meeting. If additional costs arise due to matters related to your own personal circumstances, we will discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity and we will advise you of any increase in price that may arise.

Sale and Purchase of Residential Property Our estimated fees will normally cover all of the work required to complete the sale or purchase of property including dealing with any offers and subsequent missives, ordering searches, creating or repaying any secured loans and registering any deeds at Registers of Scotland and paying any funds to you. However, both our fees and the outlays will vary based on the value of the property being bought or sold; whether a mortgage is being used to fund the purchase; if the first home fund or lift scheme is used; if second securities are involved; or if the title is more complex than the normal.  This list is not exhaustive.  Further costs can arise if there are additional unanticipated outlays such as plans, copy documents etc. to be obtained. Accordingly, we would ask that you please contact us for a brief discussion on your planned purchase or sale and we’ll give you a written fee estimate with our fees and outlays detailed for your planned transaction.  The estimate given would normally cover the following key stages: Take your instructions and give you initial advice Carry out required Anti Money Laundering checks Receive offers on property and take your instructions Obtain redemption statements from the current lender (the amount required to repay your mortgage) Order Title Deeds Receive and advise on missives (contract) Carry out property searches as required Obtain further planning documentation if required Revise draft documents received from purchasers’ solicitors Conclude missives (and notify you that this has happened) Issue completion statement Complete sale Repay any mortgages and pay any outlays due Prepare the discharge of the standard security and submit this to the Registers of Scotland Paying any surplus funds due to you

Divorce – simplified procedure divorce/dissolution of civil partnership A simplified divorce procedure may be appropriate only where there are no outstanding financial matters to resolve between the parties and there are no children of the marriage or civil partnership under 16 years of age. Initial meeting We will first meet with you to consider and discuss if the simplified procedure is appropriate for your case. This may require us to gather information so we can be sure that the simplified procedure is appropriate. For this first meeting, our fixed fee for an initial meeting with a Partner will be £300 plus VAT at 20% (and charged on an hourly basis thereafter), or £250 plus VAT at 20% for an initial meeting with a non-Partner (and charged on an hourly basis thereafter). Our fixed price includes: Meeting with you, taking instructions and providing advice on the simplified divorce procedure Collecting information from you about your position, your finances and family circumstances Assessing if simplified procedure is appropriate in your case and advising you on the next steps Where the simplified procedure divorce/dissolution of a civil partnership is appropriate If the simplified procedure is appropriate, then our fixed fee for completing a simplified divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership will be £300 plus VAT (in addition to the fee paid for the initial meeting).  This excludes outlays (fees which may need to be paid to third parties). The outlays will include: Court fees: These increase annually. The current fee is £128 Service fees: Service by sheriff officer, where service by recorded delivery has not been possible. The current fee is £13 plus the sheriff officers fee (usually about £100) Our fixed price includes: completing the application to the court and arranging for you to sign it notarising the application to court lodging application and any supporting documents with the court   Note:  This fixed price will only cover the services mentioned. Your case may require additional work that is not included. We will discuss this with you at our initial meeting. If additional costs arise due to unforeseen circumstances, we will discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity and we will advise you of any increase in price that may arise. Undefended non-simplified divorces or civil partnership dissolutions An undefended non-simplified divorce/civil partnership dissolution procedure may be appropriate only where there are no outstanding financial matters to resolve between the parties but there are children of the marriage or civil partnership under 16 years of age. Initial meeting We will first meet with you to consider and discuss if these procedures are appropriate for your case. This may require us to gather information so we can be sure that the procedure is appropriate. For this first meeting, our fixed fee for an initial meeting with a Partner will be £300 plus VAT at 20% (and charged on an hourly basis thereafter), or £250 plus VAT at 20% for an initial meeting with a non-Partner (and charged on an hourly basis thereafter). Our fixed price includes: Meeting with you, taking instructions and providing advice on the divorce/dissolution procedure Collecting information from you about your position, your finances and family circumstances Assessing if this procedure is appropriate in your case and advising you on the next steps Where the undefended divorce/dissolution of a civil partnership is appropriate If this procedure is appropriate, then our fixed fee for completing a divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership will be £1200 plus VAT (£1440 inclusive of VAT).  This excludes outlays (fees which may need to be paid to third parties). The outlays will include: Court fees: These increase annually. The current fees are £280. Service fees: Service by sheriff officer, where service by recorded delivery has not been possible. The current fee is variable but usually about £120. Our fixed price includes: Drafting the court writ lodging the application and any supporting documents with the court   preparing and lodging witness affidavits and the final application for decree Note:  This fixed price will only cover the services mentioned. Your case may require additional work that is not included. We will discuss this with you at our initial meeting. If additional costs arise due to unforeseen circumstances, we will discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity and we will advise you of any increase in price that may arise. Undefended adoption petitions An undefended adoption procedure may be appropriate only where you are seeking to adopt children under 16 years of age, and where the application is unlikely to be opposed. Initial meeting We will first meet with you to consider and discuss if these procedures are appropriate for your case. This may require us to gather information so we can be sure that the procedure is appropriate. For this first meeting, our fixed fee for an initial meeting with a Partner will be £300 plus VAT at 20% (and charged on an hourly basis thereafter), or £250 plus VAT at 20% for an initial meeting with a non-Partner (and charged on an hourly basis thereafter). Our fixed price includes: Meeting with you, taking instructions and providing advice on the adoption procedure Collecting information from you about your position, your finances and family circumstances Assessing if this procedure is appropriate in your case and advising you on the next steps Where the undefended adoption petition is appropriate If this procedure is appropriate, then our fixed fee for completing an adoption petition will be £1200 excluding VAT (£1440 inclusive of VAT) per adoption petition.  This excludes outlays (fees which may need to be paid to third parties). The outlays will include: Court fees: These increase annually. The current fees are £132. Service fees: Service by sheriff officer, where service by recorded delivery has not been possible. The current fee is variable but usually about £120. Reporters fees.   The court will appoint reporters to make enquiries and to report to the court.   The costs of the reports are very variable but are unlikely to be less than £1500 and can be up to £3000.   Some, but not all reporters, are VAT registered so VAT may also be payable on the report costs. Our fixed price includes: Drafting the adoption petition lodging the application and any supporting documents with the court   reviewing and advising on reports attendance at court when the petition calls Note:  This fixed price will only cover the services mentioned. Your case may require additional work that is not included. We will discuss this with you at our initial meeting. If additional costs arise due to unforeseen circumstances, we will discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity and we will advise you of any increase in price that may arise.