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Your legal guide to dealing with dementia
September is World Alzheimer’s Month; an initiative that is close to our hearts as a dementia friendly law firm. In this blog, Dementia Friends champion and Private Client lawyer, Anna...
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Court of Protection rules that carers can help vulnerable people visit sex workers
In a recent landmark judgment, the Court of Protection heard a case concerning a 27-year-old man suffering from autism. Due to his mental disabilities, the man, known as C, lacked...
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Do-not-resuscitate orders: are your wishes clear enough?
In a recent review by England’s Care Quality Commission (CQC), it was found that do-not-resuscitate orders (DNARs or DNACPRs) were wrongly allocated to groups of care home residents during the...
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Court of Protection: What happens after foster care?
The Court of Protection released an interim judgement yesterday about the accommodation of a vulnerable young adult and how the Court will approach similar applications in future. The Court was...
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What’s the difference between a Lasting Power of Attorney and Deputyship?
In light of Parkinson’s Awareness Month 2019, our Court of Protection solicitors look at how deputyship can help alleviate some of the stress and anxiety around making decisions on behalf...
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Court of Protection to consider monitoring social media
The Court of Protection recently confirmed that they will make a decision on behalf of a woman in her 30s who suffers from learning disabilities, regarding her use of social...
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Gifts in the Court of Protection for Deputies and Attorneys
The Court of Protection recently decided that an Attorney appointed under a Lasting Power of Attorney was allowed to make gifts from the funds of his mother totalling over £7m....
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What is the Court of Protection and how can it help me?
The Court of Protection deals with the affairs of people who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves. Loss of capacity to make decisions can happen to any of...
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Power of Attorney or Deputyship: which is better?
Powers of Attorney have hit the news today after a retired Court of Protection judge said he would never make one. In the foreword to his new book, ex-senior judge,...
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Leading judge slams mental health provision for teenagers
A top family law judge has described the “disgraceful and utterly shaming lack of proper provision in this country” for teenagers with mental health needs. Sir James Munby, the High...
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Why Lasting Powers of Attorney aren’t just for the elderly
Whilst we all recognise the importance of writing our Will, fewer of us will be considering a Lasting Power of Attorney, or an LPA. This enables you to appoint someone to...