Insights

The Court of Protection has delivered a further decision on the vaccination of vulnerable individuals against COVID-19 in the case of Re CR [2021] EWCOP 19. The full judgement can be found here. Th...

A Conditional Fee Agreement or “CFA” is a legal funding agreement between your solicitor and yourself whereby you normally only pay for the solicitor’s work if your case is won. Without a CFA...

To mark International Women’s Day the government launched a 12 week call for evidence, to collect views on women’s experiences of the health and care system in England. The aim is to inform priori...

Under a Deputyship Order, Property and Financial Affairs Deputies are given a number of powers and responsibilities, ranging from managing any assets or income, to buying and selling property on behal...

As I write this latest blog, it is one year to the day since the country went into its first lockdown. I have written blogs in that time on the effects of Covid and the enforced lockdowns on our menta...

The presumption of capacity is the paramount principle in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (“MCA 2005”). It can only be displaced by cogent and well-reasoned analysis. During proceedings in the Court...

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced that divorcing couples will get £500 vouchers towards the cost of family mediation. The government is setting aside £1 million for up to 2,000 couples to...

In the Upper Tribunal case of Rosa Ficcara  & Ors v- Hannah James, the Deputy President of the Lands Chamber, Martin Rodger QC, considered whether tribunals could award more than 12 months’ ren...