Nicholas W Holroyd suggests some remedies that may be available, under Scots law, to the disappointed beneficiary. This article was first published in the STEP Journal, the magazine of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, with a readership of over 24,500 practitioners and key regulatory, government and industry figures. To find a STEP practitioner, please go to www.step.org or call 44(0)20 7838 4885.To subscribe to the STEP Journal, please go to www.step.org or call 44(0)1423 85 11 50.