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30

Jun

2021

Sexual Relations and Mental Capacity – Family Judge Grasps the Nettle

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Written by Tracy Creed

Adults of sound mind enjoy a fundamental freedom to have sexual relations with one another – but that right ultimately depends on the ability to give informed consent. A family judge powerfully made that point in a case concerning a vulnerable young...

08

Mar

2021

Creating a Family Trust? Are you sure it reflects your true intentions?

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Written by Shelley Colling...

Rather than giving money to your children directly, you may choose for a variety of good reasons to provide for them by way of a discretionary trust. Such a step is a serious matter, however, and as a High Court case underlined, it is extremely...

11

Jan

2021

COVID-19 – Ruling underlines desperate impact on care home residents

Tracy Creed's picture

Written by Tracy Creed

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly hard to see where the balance of harm lies between the risk of exposing care home residents to a life-threatening virus and compromising their most basic quality of life. The Court of...

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