A donor of a lasting power of attorney (LPA) required care to allow them to continue to live in their own home. One of the donor's attorneys lent the donor money to pay...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on A is the beneficiary of personal injury trust. A's spouse, B, receives...
A member in a pension scheme has dementia. The member’s children are attorneys under a registered lasting power of attorney (LPA). The member’s wife has asked that the...
A person has a right to remain and live in a property which is owned by others until their death, provided that they maintain and insure the property. This person has...
A property and affairs deputy wishes to sell overseas properties held by P but their deputyship order does not include authority to sell P’s property. Would an order by...
A, B and C (A’s spouse) are joint registered owners of a property. A intends to apply to the CoP to be appointed as B’s deputy. Can A and C together validly execute any...
An application has been made to the Court of Protection for appointment of a deputy, and appointment of trustees in relation to a property to allow for a sale. What type...
An attorney appointed under a financial lasting power of attorney for their mother (donor) would like to loan the donor money to pay for the donor’s care fees and secure...
An individual (P), who is a beneficiary of their deceased father's Will, lacks capacity and P's two deputies are also the executors of the estate. A relative of P has...
An order approving a statutory Will was made by the Court of Protection prior to the testator's death but the copy of the order was not received by the firm until after...
The following Private Client practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Application to appoint a deputy
Are Court of Protection application fees payable where the client’s only funds are derived from a personal injury award and held under deputyship? Or are these funds...
Can a claim for an account and recovery be made against a Court of Protection (CoP) appointed deputy’s estate if the deputy dies before proceedings are issued? If...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a claimant who lacks capacity have the damages paid into a Personal Injury...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a court appointed deputy have parental responsibility? Can a court...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a deputy make a Will on behalf of P and if not, what is the jurisdiction...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a financial affairs deputy act as a Rule 3A representative in a...
The following Property Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a joint tenancy be severed if the co-owner has lost capacity?...
Can a notice of severance of a joint tenancy over a bank account or investment be validly served on a joint tenant who has lost capacity? There is no attorney or deputy...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can a Scottish Guardianship Order be used in relation to the sale of a...
Can an LPA attorney enter into a deed of variation of a deceased’s estate on behalf of the donor? If so, is this still the case where the donor is giving up his entire...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can capacity assessments be undertaken remotely by video?
The following PI & Clinical Negligence Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can compensation for a fatal injury be added to a Personal Injury...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can I make a Will for an elderly client in my capacity as his Court of...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can I submit an application for a statutory will to the Court of Protection,...
The following Private Client Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Can someone with a criminal record apply to be a deputy to the Court of...
