Scandal law firm brief gives legal tips to MSPs

Trust victims angry over committee sessions

- BY HANNAH RODGER Political Editor

A SENIOR lawyer from a collapsed firm facing complaints about botched property trusts has been advising MSPs on property law.

Ross Anderson worked for WW&J McClure when it went bust in 2021, leaving a trail of devastated clients across the UK. Thousands had to pay out large sums after learning family protection trusts arranged to shelter assets from care home fees and inheritance tax were potentially invalid.