A recent Court of Protection judgment gives guidance over the interpretation that should be applied to certain provisions in Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) and helps to clarify what clients can and cannot include within these vital documents.
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Laura is a Partner in Clarke Willmott’s Bristol Financial Services Litigation team specialising in shared appreciation mortgages, pensions and tax mitigation.
Law change to allow some bereaved partners to receive compensation
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Personal injury and medical negligence
The reform to the Fatal Accidents Act will soon include cohabitees as those who are entitled to claim for bereavement damages. This change will come into effect on the 6 October 2020.
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Lawyers welcome compensation scheme for victims of pension mis-selling scandal, but many steelworkers to be left behind
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Financial services litigation
Lawyers working to help victims of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) scandal have welcomed news of a £71 million compensation scheme for those affected, but are asking whether the proposals go far enough.
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Lily is a Solicitor in the Financial Services Litigation Team based in the Bristol office. She has worked in the sector since joining the firm as a paralegal in 2021 and qualified in 2024 after completion of the SQE.
Mandy is a property litigation specialist who advises on all aspects of commercial property disputes including lease renewals, dilapidations and repair, forfeiture, rent arrears, easements, possession claims (including adverse possession), boundary disputes and the Electronic Communications Code.
is a claimant clinical negligence solicitor who investigates and brings claims on behalf of patients who have been injured during the course of their medical treatment, acting mainly (but not exclusively) for brain injury claimants in high value and often complex litigation.
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