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Volume 3 Issue 3
Features
Ability to Leave?
In the first of a series of articles Camilla Parker, Solicitor and freelance consultant, examines the area of capacity, admission to hospital and treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Access to Justice for Older People
Judge Gordon Ashton examines how the law should better cater for the needs of elderly and disabled people.
The author is a District Judge and a member of the Law Society's Mental Health and Disability subcommittee. He has written several books on the subject of older and mentally disabled people at law
Budget Report :-Plan Whilst You Can
The Chancellor has not yet attacked the inheritance tax regime writes John Newth as he takes a brief look at a budget which proved rather uneventful from the point of view of elderly clients.
John T.Newth FCA, FTII, FITT, is Deputy Editor of Taxation Magazine and a practising independent tax consultant.
Case Reports
Julia Abrey, a partner with Withers, begins a regular series, keeping you up to date with the latest case law of concern of those who advise older clients.
Conference Report: Managing the Affairs of your Elderly Clients.
The message seems to be coming across loud and clear from all quarters: at a seminar which I recently attended for the Elderly Client Adviser on this subject the consensus was that this is an expanding, important and distinct area of our Practices whether Legal, Financial or Social Services
Court of Protection Report
Denzil Lush, Master of the Court of Protection, considers the difference between a person without capacity and a vulnerable person.
Income Related Benefits
In this article Alan Robinson focuses on the income related benefits of crucial importance to the elderly client: income support, housing benefit and council tax benefit.
Tax Efficient Settlements and the 1975 Act
In the follow up her article on Deeds of Variation Sarah Lacey discusses the tax implications of post death variations under the Inheritance (Provision for the Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Sarah is a Chancery barrister practising at 3 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn.
Welfare Report: New Ambitions For Our Country: A New Contract For Britain.
An ambitious title for the Governments green paper on welfare reform, but did it promise more than it delivered? Writes Mark Ralphs.
Who Decides? - A Critique Of The Consultation Paper Issued By The Government In December 1997
In this article David Chatterton reviews the recent Government consultation paper: Who Decides? Making Decisions on Behalf of Mentally Incapacitated Adults.
The author is Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Central England
