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We continue to see ‘best interests’ decisions being challenged around the withdrawal of clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH): Re RW [2018] EWCA 1067. In this case, before September [...]

In the past few weeks I have been privileged to meet with practitioners from Bodmin to Isle of Wight and pretty much everywhere else online. I am told by many of you that the role of acting for [...]

HHJ Hilder had to consider an application by SH and PH, who are the daughter and son-in-law of ‘JMK’ for an Order to recognise JMK’s Canadian Power of Attorney (‘CPA’) pursuant to Schedule 3 of [...]

This publication has been written to a good standard and reflects the author’s expertise. The book covers topics such as the validity of Wills, gives an updated review of the Ilott case, [...]

This publication has been written to a good standard and reflects the expertise of the numerous authors who have contributed to this fifth edition. The chapters are topical and broad in nature [...]

This case will be helpful to those seeking to prove a Will if it is known that the testator had dementia at the time of signing the Will. Although each case will turn on its own facts, here the [...]

As part of my role as a specialist mental capacity assessor, I often get asked to pass comment on other people’s assessments and it is frightening and often predictable how many professionals use [...]

Where a son failed to pay his father’s nursing home fees and personal allowance for over 30 months Lush SJ was strikingly clear that this was most often an indication of more serious [...]

I am often asked to challenge mental capacity assessments conducted by other professionals and I can guarantee that nine out of ten times they will have made at least one of 5 common mistakes. [...]

Gill Steel, Private Client law specialist answers six key questions concerning financial means testing in relation to The Care Act 2014 eg. Why did the law around the provision of care need to [...]