Buying a Property – a Financial Deputy’s Perspective
When you’re a financial Deputy, buying a property is more than just supporting your client to find the right house and instructing a conveyancer.
The Power Behind the Decisions: Understanding the Role of a Deputy
I’ve acted for a young man who suffered an injury at birth for some years now. He relies on a deputy to manage his financial and legal affairs. His f…
Lumb v NHS Humber & North Yorkshire ICB [2024] EWCOP 57 (T2)
Notwithstanding plenty of excellent legal commentary on this judgment, it is fair to say it raises as many questions as it answers.
Re PW – Appointment of Investment Advisors by a Property and Affairs Deputy
If you are a property and affairs Deputy, you will undoubtedly be aware of the case that came back before the Court for further consideration. Whil…
A Century of Land Law (and the Legacy Lives On)!
2025 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Law of Property Act 1925 (“the LPA 1925”). The Act was designed to simplify the complex and often confu…
Re ACC 5 Years On: How Court of Protection Practice Has Evolved
It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly the fifth anniversary of the landmark case of Re ACC (and others) [2020] EWCOP9, published in February 2020…
Release of Reverse Indemnity
This case concerns an application by the financial Deputy for BJB to be released from a reverse indemnity made in a damages award.
