Recent Features and Opinion
Lasting impressions
Alberto Perez Cedillo looks at the equivalents to lasting powers of attorney across the world
A shot in the arm
While the announcement of three COVID-19 vaccines has been celebrated across the world, there are many considerations for attorneys and deputies to consider for people who lack mental capacity to consent to be vaccinated. Craig Ward explains
Guidance for deputies: Hourly rates
The recent decision in the cases of PLK & Ors has opened up a new approach to hourly rates. Andrew Bennetts looks at how financial and property affairs deputies can recover costs, even with a retainer in place
Guidance for deputies: Instructing your own firm post-Re ACC
Since Re ACC, the steps a deputy must take before instructing another legal team have changed. Bethan Phillips looks at how this impacts property transactions, tax returns, and continuing healthcare and education challenges.
Are you being served?
Victoria Newey explains the sometimes confusing process of serving respondents in the Court of Protection when making property and affairs applications
The estate we’re in
Holly Miéville-Hawkins investigates the Court of Protection’s approach to estate and inheritance tax planning, and analyses some recent case law
Unilateral thinking
Fiona Heald considers how to deal with severances if a co-owner of property loses capacity
Report back
Sophie O’Connell considers what makes a good mental capacity assessment report, and the things to look out for from your assessor
It’s good to talk
Asset managers
Removal service
Handle with care
Instruction manual
Deputy heads
Easy to understand
Making an exit
Sign here
Workshop: Elderly client care and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Making a lasting power of attorney – getting it right first time
Money talks
Payment protection insurance and private client practitioners
A meeting of minds
Back to basics: Welfare deputyships
The road to recovery
Concerned caller
Meeting expectations
Take control
Workshop: Elderly client care and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Mental notes
Cash back
A fine line
Power play
Changing the channel
Digital danger
Workshop: Court of Protection litigation
Workshop: Elderly client issues
Doing your duty
The hidden link
Gilded cage
Back to Basics: Drafting LPA clauses
Read the signs
Standard bearers
Cutting a pathway
Back to Basics: Authorised payments for CoP deputies
The acid test
Private Client Section annual conference 2016: Workshops
Forum for debate
Year of decision
Willing and able?
Back to Basics: Removing and retiring trustees and PRs
Power play
Drawing the line
Too simple?
In their shoes
Band aid
Powers that be
Safe and sound
Top form
Angela Rippon interview
Workshops
No place like home
Matter of form
Show some restraint
After all
For the record
Age old problem
It’s my life
Back to basics 35: Deprivation of liberty
All that glitters
Mental notes
Do it yourself
Annual Conference 2014: Elderly client issues
Annual Conference 2014: Contentious inheritance issues
Annual Conference 2014: In the public eye
Meek: who shall inherit?
All is forfeit
Enrol with the punches
Forward planning
Acting up
Right of reply
Freedom flight
No more secrets
Giving pause
Securing the future
Fertility tests
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