Summary
AN ARISTOCRAT is suing lawyers for GBP 700,000 after he was landed with a huge tax bill to prevent the break-up of one of his estates.
Alexander Gordon, the 7th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, claims negligence by Edinburgh-based Turcan Connell led to a "rescue plan" to stop some of his wealth passing to relatives he did not want to benefit.See the full content of this document
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Marquess Sues Estate Lawyers for Gbp 700,000
The Court of Session yesterday heard the "Aberdeen Gordons", who have held land in Aberdeenshire for more than 500 years, owned the Haddo and Tarves estates.
In 1984, the current marquess, also kn...See the full content of this document
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