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The making of gifts by attorneys regularly crops up in cases before the CoP usually because the attorney has overstepped the mark and retrospective approval is sought or the misbehaviour is so [...]

The thorny issue of gifts made on behalf of persons who lack capacity has come before the Court of Protection (“CoP”) a number of times over recent years. Most cases have concerned attorneys or [...]

Neil Cawthorn was a solicitor and principle with Neil Cawthorn & Associates (NCA). Mr Cawthorn provided a professional deputyship service through Professional Deputy Services (‘PDS’) which is a [...]

The stated hope for this book is to “add to the debate about the impact financial abuse is having and how solicitors and others can be proactive in protecting their elderly clients.” Ann [...]

This case is particular to its facts and highlights that the making of a statutory Will is to be undertaken on behalf of the P by a COP judge undertaking a best interest approach to decision [...]

Frances Gibb ran an article in the Times on 26 October 2016 about the revelation by Mr Justice Baker that all cases involving the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration (ANH) should [...]

An ageing population has seen a rise in the number of people being overseen by the Office of the Public Guardian, and with that a rise in the workload for already busy private client [...]

In this case the Public Guardian (PG) refused to register a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) with 8 pages of carefully drafted complex restrictions and conditions. He took the view that most of [...]

This is the second edition of this book. It has been up-dated to reflect recent cases, and further developments in practice at the Court of Protection. The book focuses on the law and practice [...]

The scope of the jurisdiction of the Court of Protection (“COP”) is extremely broad: the elderly, the young, the vulnerable all being incapacitated in a variety of ways. Significant advances in [...]