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Volume 12 Issue 1
Features
The view on a clear day
Practitioners risk being submerged under the deluge of new policies, reports and suggestions for the future funding of long-term care. Pauline Thompson takes time out to assess what’s on the horizon.
What The Finance Act really means
“The trouble is that it’s all new law, and frankly not very good law, and we don’t know how the Revenue will interpret it all, yet.” Sound like one of your internal seminars? Read on for the weary solicitor’s guide to the Finance Act, by Andrew Jones.
Divorce and the elderly
A growing number of divorce cases between elderly couples have highlighted specific problems facing this group. Sian Hodgson explores the issues, including death before decree absolute.
Adequate protection? Lasting Powers of Attorney: Problems and practice
The most crucial stage in the provision of protection for the vulnerable under the Mental Capacity Act is the Lasting Power of Protection. Is it fit for the purpose, though, asks Martin Terrell.
A costly affair
Lynne Bradey provides a step-by-step guide on the process to follow when looking for remuneration from the Court of Protection.
Regulars
In search of beneficiaries…
We had been researching what seemed to be a particularly straightforward family: we needed to find the descendents of Lewis Lewis...
Regular: Case digest
All the latest from the law courts...
