Private Client

Wille Grant graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in English Literature in 1978. He then undertook Basic Army Training, passing the Regular Commissions Board before embarking on a legal career by sitting the Law Society of Scotland exams. In his Diploma in Professional Legal Practice Willie won the Law Society Prize in Wills, Trusts and Executries and the Joseph Mellick prize in Advocacy and Pleading. He first joined Mitchells Roberton as a private client partner in 1991 remaining there until 2002 before being called to the Bar. In 2005 Willie returned to Mitchells Roberton as a full time consultant and knowledge management adviser. He provides in-house advice to Partners and staff, drafting letters of advice for clients and bespoke drafting.

Alan Eccles is a Partner in Brodies LLP, based in Glasgow. His work covers three main areas: charities, private client and parliamentary matters.

Alan's private client work covers estate planning including wills, executries, trusts and inheritance tax. He is the author of the Scotland chapter in the textbook International Succession. As part of his private client advice Alan often advises on incapacity law (powers of attorney, court appointed guardianship and other methods of managing the affairs of those less able to do so). This has involved acting in some of the leading Sottish cases on incapacity law and estate and succession planning. A regular commentator on incapacity law matters, Alan's written work has been referred to in judicial decision making. Of Alan's private client work, the Legal 500 notes that he "conveys complicated legal concepts with clarity and humour".