Private client

Articles

5 Jul 2017

Protecting elderly clients

Ann Stanyer welcomes proposals to reform the overburdened DOLS system and a recent decision on interpreting the LPA rules

28 Jun 2017

Strasbourg court rejects Charlie Gard appeal

ECtHR endorses English courts' 'meticulous' decisions that life-sustaining treatment withdrawal is in ten-month-old's best interests

20 Jun 2017

Supreme Court stays Charlie Gard ruling further 'with considerable hesitation'

Justices frustrated at course of action they regard as not in Charlie's best interests

19 Jun 2017

Is probate facing a revolution?

Technology improves efficiency for probate practices without losing humanity, says Simon Farthing

15 Jun 2017

LPAs: Safeguarding the client or facilitating abuse by attorneys?

The increase in people registering LPAs is heartening, but there are concerns that some attorneys are taking advantage of the ease with which they can be prepared, warns Ann Stanyer

13 Jun 2017

Strasbourg court grants Charlie Gard's parents six days to make substantive application

Suspensive measure extended to prevent 'serious and irreparable harm'

6 Jun 2017

Treatment withdrawal: Should a child's parents or the court decide?

As news breaks that the Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Charlie Gard's parents, David Lawson examines the principles behind the best interests test

31 May 2017

Licence or tenancy: Is that still a problem?

Charity trustees drafting their own documents using imprecise language can unwittingly land their organisations in hot water, says Alec Samuels