Solicitor
Edinburgh
0131 228 8111Glasgow
0141 441 2111
Area of practice
Catherine is a Solicitor advising individuals, families and trustees on a broad range of issues including the preparation of Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney, asset protection, tax planning, pre and post death estate planning and trust and executry administration. Catherine studied law at the University of Aberdeen, graduating in 2012 with First Class Honours. She joined Turcan Connell as a trainee solicitor in 2013 having completed the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice. She qualified as a Solicitor in October 2015, with 18 months of her two year training contract having been spent in Turcan Connell’s Trusts, Tax and Succession department.
Latest posts from Catherine Guthrie
The Inheritance Tax Regime - Time for an Overhaul? - 28th November 2018
Introduction During the 2017-18 tax year, Inheritance Tax (IHT) raised a total of £5.2bn across the UK, and H M Revenue and Customs (HMRC) believe...
Victory in Vigne – A Break for Business Property Relief? - 6th November 2018
The appeal decision of the Upper Tribunal in the case of The Personal Representatives of the Estate of M W Vigne v HMRC has been...
“Ain’t No Way” you shouldn’t have a Will - 19th October 2018
The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin died earlier this year without a Will. Turcan Connell discusses the importance of having a valid Will in place.
Business Property Relief | Future After Vigne - 14th December 2017
There has been a steady trickle of case law over the last few years dealing with the concept of Business Property Relief (BPR) from inheritance...
Do I need a will? - 21st September 2016
I don’t need a Will because I’m young. It’s not important. I’m not married. I don’t have children. Everything will go to my family anyway....