CHAPTER TEN – REVIEWS AND APPEALS 10.1 Purpose and structure of the review and appeal system The review and appeal mechanisms under Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 are the principal safeguards of accountability within homelessness law. They are vital to ensuring that decisions taken by local authorities are open […]
CHAPTER THREE – JURISDICTION Introduction This chapter is concerned with the territorial jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales to hear a bankruptcy petition against a debtor. Jurisdiction is an issue that can be relevant both in relation to a debtor’s own bankruptcy application, and also a creditor’s bankruptcy petition. […]
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION Scope This book is intended as an introduction to assist advocates appearing for the first time before healthcare regulators in fitness to practise (FTP) proceedings – that is to say, in proceedings seeking to limit or remove a professional’s registration with their regulator. It does not seek […]
CHAPTER TWO – TYPES OF LPA 1. Introduction Lasting Powers of Attorney were designed to be deceptively simple. At their core, they allow a person (the donor) to choose trusted individuals (attorneys) to take decisions on their behalf if they lose mental capacity in the future. Yet the statutory framework set […]
CHAPTER ONE – WHAT IS A DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY ORDER? This chapter sets out: The leading authority on deprivation of liberty order The application of Article 5 Essential character of the deprivation of liberty orders The objective component The subjective component If under 16 If 16 or 17 The attribution of […]
CHAPTER TWO – THE LEGAL STATUS OF PETS IN ENGLAND AND WALES 2.1 To understand how courts resolve disputes about pets on divorce, one must begin with the basic legal premise: pets are property. While clients often assume there must be a welfare-based framework, or at least flexibility akin to decisions […]
CHAPTER ONE – FINANCIAL ABUSE 1.1 – Financial abuse: a growing concern It is a sad fact of life that financial abuse is on the rise. In her first book on the topic of gifts made by attorneys and deputies,[1] the author identified this growing concern and anticipated there would be […]
CHAPTER THREE – STANDARD STEPS TO TAKE It is true in law, as indeed it is in life in general many would say, that the best type of dispute is the one that never happens. Domain name law is certainly an area where some prior thought and planning can avoid […]
CHAPTER ONE – AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL The Nursing and Midwifery Council The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the statutory regulator for nurses, midwives and nursing associates in the United Kingdom. It is a creature of statute, entrusted by Parliament with responsibility for regulating professions whose […]
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION The aim of this book is to provide a step-by-step guide to all aspects of claims of age discrimination at work. It is designed to be of assistance not only for employment practitioners, but for practitioners in other areas and litigants in person alike. As this is […]
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