What are Lasting Powers of Attorney documents and what do they do? This article explores both types as well as some common misconceptions.
What are Lasting Powers of Attorney documents and what do they do? This article explores both types as well as some common misconceptions.
For this week’s newsletter the Technical Team have picked out three interesting queries from the last month all centred around the theme of loss.
There can be difficulties if the property needs to be sold after an owner has lost capacity. What is the issue and how can it be resolved?
There are common misconceptions on why a Lasting Power of Attorney may not be necessary which this article explores further.
For this instalment of 'In CASE you missed it', we’ll look at Rea v Rea & Ors [2019] EWHC 2434 (Ch).
When making an LPA, great consideration should be given to how many attorneys are needed, who is going to act, and how they will make decisions.
Undue influence is the act of applying pressure on a person to coerce them, essentially overpowering the individual’s own will.
The High Court have ruled in the case of Whittaker v Hancock [2018] EWHC 3478 (Ch) that an attorney who was acting under a property and financial affairs LPA could step in to replace a donor who had lost capacity as a personal representative.
Dementia is seemingly prevalent in retired footballers, so much so that studies are being conducted into whether there is any link between heading a football and dementia in later life.