Act of Sederunt (Chancery Procedure Rules) 1996

The Petition of [AB] (design)and [CD] (design)

1.  The late [EF] (design) died at (place) on or about (date) and had at the time of his death his ordinary or principal domicile in the Sheriffdom of (insert name of sheriffdom).

2.  [GH] (design), [JK] (design) and [EF] were partners of and trustees for the firm of (insert name of firm) and as such trustees together with the heir of the last surviving trustee they held the estate of (describe estate) in terms of Disposition by (insert name of granter of disposition) with consent in their favour dated (date) and recorded in the Division of the General Register of Sasines applicable to the County of (insert name of county) on (date). No other trustees were ever assumed.

3.  [GH] died on (date).

• [JK] died on (date).

• [EF] was the last surviving trustee of the said firm.

4.  The petitioners are the only son and daughter ever born to [EF] and the nearest lawful heirs of provision in general to [EF] in trust.

• MAY IT THEREFORE please your Lordship in terms of the Titles to Land Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1868 as repealed by section 34(2) of and Schedule 3 to the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964 and revived by section 6 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1980 to serve the petitioners nearest lawful heirs of provision in general to the said [EF] in trust as aforesaid, under and by virtue of the said Disposition.

• (Signed)

• [AB] and [CD] Petitioners

• [or [XY] Agent for petitioners (designation and business address)]