Recent Features and Opinion
Mastering LPAs and SIPPs
Alistair Ellen, director of FP Wealth Management, shares how attorneys and self-invested personal plans (SIPPs) interact and what to be mindful of if a donor and SIPP owner loses capacity
In the fast lane
Victoria Newey looks at what needs to be considered when making urgent or expedited applications to the Court of Protection
Out of harm’s way
Caroline Bielanska reviews the safeguarding responsibilities of solicitors, and how to navigate related client and legal duties when looking to prevent the risk of harm to any vulnerable person they might encounter
Close encounters
Bethan Byrne and Sheena Cassidy Hope look at how you can support vulnerable clients in getting married
Support workers
The ageing UK population is increasingly likely to be vulnerable. David Mulholland discusses why legal and financial advisers should work together to offer accessible services
Severing a joint tenancy without notice
Roman Kubiak discusses the recent decision of Dunbabin v. Dunbabin [2022] EWHC 241(Ch), in which the court found that a joint tenancy had been severed despite the absence of a notice.
Friendly reminder
Molly Hunter and Melissa Lesson examine the role of litigation friends in cases where a client has capacity issues, including fluctuating capacity
Versus predator
The risk of vulnerable parties entering into a predatory marriage is gaining increasing attention, both in the press and in the legal profession. Bethan Byrne and Sheena Cassidy Hope explore how new protections can be achieved through changes in the law
Back to Basics: Health and welfare LPAs vs advance decisions
At capacity
Special blend
Benefit of discussion
Home time
Helping hands
Simply topping
Lurking behind lockdown
Handle with care
Get the message
Easy to understand
Workshop: Pensions
Workshop: Elderly client care and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Safety first
The small print
Meeting expectations
Nothing but a number
Worth it
Workshop: Elderly client care and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Cash back
Under review
A fine line
Digital danger
Care package
Make your connection
Workshop: Elderly client issues
Back to Basics: Funding of care fees
Danger on the doorstep
Hide away
Sign it over
Read the signs
SPECAL delivery
Come together
Dignity in death
Private Client Section annual conference 2016: Workshops
Close to home
Giving you the benefits
Reduced circumstances
To top it all
Bill of health
Back to Basics: Managing stocks and shares as part of an estate
Generation game
Too simple?
At a crossroads
Angela Rippon interview
Workshops
Silver linings
In with the new
Directory enquiries
Reach out
Manual handling
Have a care
Age old problem
Pick of the bunch
Careful as you go
Balancing act
Course of action
Take care
Mental notes
Darkening the door
New tricks
Annual Conference 2014: Elderly client issues
Meek: who shall inherit?
Handle with care
Forward planning
Time is of the essence
Influencing factors
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