Gibson Kerr are solicitors in Edinburgh and Glasgow who specialise in Family and personal law. They are experts in Executies, living wills, power of attorney and more.
Gibson Kerr Helps Track Down Lost Fortunes
Gibson Kerr, which has more than 100 years’ experience in the Capital, has been
working with English inheritance research firm Celtic Research who specialise in
searching for the rightful heirs to fortunes left by people who did not make Wills
before their deaths.
One of their success stories even featured in a recent episode of the hit BBC1
show Heir Hunters. In the programme, Celtic Research sought to resolve an
unclaimed inheritance left by an elderly man in Glasgow. They traced the
deceased next of kin to an address in England, but needed Gibson Kerr's help to
arrange the necessary legal requirements in Scotland to make sure that the
inheritance could be claimed. Fiona Rasmusen, Partner at the firm, said: "We
have worked together with the team from Celtic Research on a number of
previous occasions, so we were delighted to help them for a specific case for the
BBC Heir Hunters programme.
"The case involved an elderly man who had died in Glasgow, but the nearest
next of kin that could be found for his inheritance was a lady who lived in the
south of England. She didn't even know that she had a relative in Scotland who
had died – or that she was legally entitled to the money he had left. "When all of
the necessary research had been done and the Celtic Research team had
determined that she stood to inherit the money, we were contacted and we
helped them obtain the necessary confirmation that they needed from the Sheriff
Court in Glasgow for the case. "Without getting this confirmation, they would not
have been able to get the inheritance and give it to its rightful recipient. "Although
we didn't have any screen time on the programme, our services were vital to
ensure a successful outcome to the case so we are very happy to have been
involved."
Fiona added that while the assignments are not part of their core services –
Gibson Kerr specialises in family and divorce law as well as executry work – they
enjoy being able to help bring new wealt