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Volume 3 Issue 2
Features
Benefits for Disability
Alan Robinson continues his series of articles examining the welfare benefits system by focusing on the basics of two key benefits; Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance.
Capacity
Denzil Lush, Master of the Court of Protection, summarises a recent Canadian decision on the mental capacity required to separate, divorce, and instruct a solicitor.
Enduring Powers of Attorney : Some Common Queries
The area of Enduring Powers of Attorney is not as simple as it may at first appear.
In this article Heather Redman, a senior solicitor specialising in wills and tax planning, probate and attorneyship, looks at common problems from the clients perspective.
Funding Options For Long Term Care
Following the Governments long awaited announcement of the establishment of a Royal Commission to examine long term care, Harriet Clarke and Gillian Parker, of the Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit at the University of Leicester, report and analyse the results of their recent survey into funding options for the care of older people.
Getting the Advice Right
The need to plan for old age means that people are increasingly looking to professionals for guidance.
In this article, Philip Spiers demonstrates the importance of giving the right advice, by reference to several Cast Studies where the initial advice given was not appropriate
When Death is Not the Last Word
In the first of a series of articles Sarah Lacey, a Chancery Barrister at 3 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, practising in all areas of trusts, probate and tax, examines the tax consequences of post death rearrangements, and in particular Deeds of Variation.
