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Balancing act: Re E

Jessica Negyal weighs up the difficult decisions the Court of Protection faced in Re E

Parents' consent could make all children confinement lawful

The latest rulings on ?the confinement of children suggest that even the most draconian decisions will be lawful ?if made with the ?parents' consent, ?says David Hewitt

Workshop: Private client: fair arrangements for vulnerable dependents

Vicky Day examines options available to clients 'who wish to plan for the financial protection of 'their vulnerable adult dependents

Practitioners need to convince clients of the value of expert advice in advance decisions, says Andrew Cusworth

The relevance of purpose in deprivation of liberty cases

The addition of ‘purpose' by the English courts to the factors relevant 'in assessing whether there has been a deprivation of liberty can wrongly provide 'a justification to an otherwise unlawful measure, says Laura Davidson

Editor's blog | Autonomy expanded

By ruling that the husband of woman who went to Dignitas after being refused access to lethal drugs in her own country, had his own article 8 rights engaged as a carer, the Strasbourg court has taken autonomy into a new dimension

Piece of the puzzle: Iles v Iles

Iles v Iles is a good example of the practical application of the criteria for granting relief under the Trustee Act 1925, says Simon Goldberg

Estate planning update: Inheritance Act claims after Lilleyman

Susi Dunn reviews the state of the law on Inheritance Act claims after the Lilleyman case, the lottery winners' joint accounts case, and the new reduced IHT rate for charity legacies