Private client

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The ability to choose: KK v CC

CC v KK gives useful guidance on assessing capacity, but highlights the difficulty in proving a deprivation of liberty, says Leonie Hirst

Update: elderly client

Lauren Killilea rounds up the latest developments and key issues for those advising older clients

Dead bodies and exhumations are the focus of Chris Belcher's attention in his Halloween-themed blog

Regulatory watch | Making will writing a reserved activity is not the right approach

Will consumers really benefit from the LSB's proposal for will writing and estate administration to be made reserved activities, asks Nigel West

Staking a claim: Inheritance Act claims

Lilleyman and Allport offer important guidance for practitioners considering a claim under the Inheritance Act, says Emily Mailer

Public Guardian Alan Eccles says that stakeholder feedback is crucial to the success of the OPG over the next 12 months

Human touch: emotional clients

Working with emotional clients, by Elizabeth McManus

Standing your ground: Khan v Crossland

Nicholas Asprey considers the jurisdiction to pass over executors, as highlighted in Khan v Crossland