Lasting Powers of Attorney were simplified to make them less confusing to lay people, but the process is still over complicated with pitfalls for the unwary, says Reshma Field
With education forming a key plank of the manifestos of all three main political parties, and cuts in funding likely whoever wins the election, lawyers should brace themselves for a further raft of reform. Stephen Hart and Andrea Squires report
Alan Fowler reviews the introduction of the new minimum age at which benefits can be drawn from registered pensions, new duties for the information commissioner under the Data Protection Act and the NEST scheme
Bryan Nott looks at three High Court cases which have strengthened the hands of banks as creditors – plus a victory for an innocent car buyer who had been the victim of a fraudulent sale
The right of tenants to 'virtually assign' leases has been strengthened by a recent case, but the change should also be welcomed by landlords, says Julian Sidoli del Ceno
Indeterminate sentences are a relatively new phenomenon, but with their numbers dramatically increasing, the authorities should publish the correct test to be applied when prisoners are considered for release, says Philip Rule
