The criminal and family courts have made strides in support for vulnerable parties – are the civil courts finally about to catch up? Rachel Rothwell reports
Vulnerable Clients
New guidelines to be written for pre-birth care proceedings
Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) has pledged to develop the first national, evidence-based guidelines for professionals undertaking care proceedings involving newborn babies.
12 Dec 2019
Record rise in legal action against powers of attorney
Court action against people acting with power of attorney on behalf of vulnerable people leapt by 55 per cent in the last year – a recor
10 Oct 2019
No statutory bias against parent's appointment as adult child’s welfare deputy
There is no statutory presumption against the appointment of a parent or other family member as an adult child’s personal welfare deputy.
The Court of Protectio
03 Jul 2019
Former solicitor jailed for forging wills
A former solicitor has been sentenced to four years and two months in jail after admitting he forged clients’ wills to cover hi
12 Jun 2019
Relief effort: forfeiture and assisted suicide
Mark Pawlowski reviews the Court of Appeal’s latest ruling on the application of the forfeiture rule in relation to assisted suicide and considers circumstances where judges will likely grant relie
06 Apr 2019
Full capacity: should you take instructions from client?
Litigators should be attuned to capacity issues before taking or proceedings with client instructions, warns Hanna
07 Mar 2019
