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 […]
CHAPTER ONE – WHY IDENTITY VERIFICATION IS BEING INTRODUCED (AND CONSEQUENCES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY) How the UK’s framework for company registration and filing has been abused The Companies House framework has historically been abused and used to conduct a variety of economic crimes; and it was in dire need of […]
CHAPTER TWO – EXPERT EVIDENCE: KEY PRINCIPLES Introduction to the Chapter This chapter will focus on the key principles when it comes to instruct expert evidence in light of case law but also the Family Procedure Rules 2010 [‘FPR’]. These key principles are relevant to each area that this book will […]
CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION – THE LAW ON SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) The law on SEND remains an ever developing, and pertinent, area of study. At the time of writing (May 2025), potential changes to the processes for SEND law application are being examined and queried by the Government. […]
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