denotes premium content | Jan 9 2009 Elderly Client Adviser archive
Volume 2 Issue 5
Features
Bad Investment Advice: The Options for Elderly Victims
Andrew Pickin, Partner and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner at Shoosmiths and Harrison, examines what can be done when elderly clients are the victims of poor advice.
Andrew is currently bringing complaints to the PIA Ombudsman on behalf of 200 elderly investors who suffered losses of more than £5m as a consequence of the collapse of a financial services business known as Steeds Financial Services, based in Stamford, Lincs.
Budget Update: A Radical Sea Change
In the second of our budget updates, John Newth, Deputy Editor of Taxation Magazine examines the implications of this budget and warns that next Aprils version will be far more radical.
Court of Protection Case Report
Denzil Lush, the Master of the Court of Protection, examines a recent case involving the appointment of a receiver.
He outlines the criteria available to be used in determining a decision and explains why, in this case, he decided to appoint an accountant to act as receiver rather than a relative.
Paying for Nursing and Residential Care: A Unique Survey
Derek Wright, Assistant Director at Kleinworth Benson Private Bank, provides ECA readers with results and analysis from an exclusive independent survey conducted during the past year.
The survey involved questioning hundreds of individuals who acted as affairs managers for a relative or friend in residential or nursing care.
Sefton in the Court of Appeal
Supplement
This is a test case which is of considerable significance for both elderly members of the community and local authorities. Lord Woolf MR
Welfare Benefits and Residential Care
This article looks at the benefit provisions for those in residential or nursing care who are unable to afford such care for themselves. It should be emphasised that an article can do no more than outline the provisions, and individual cases will probably require detailed advice.
When Care Arrangements Breakdown
Simon Ennals a Solicitor with Nottingham firm Barrie Ward and Julian Griffiths discusses the recent judgement in Ellis v Chief Adjudication Officer
It is a very interesting case involving the problems that can arise when transferring property to the next generation.
