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Winter 2011 Age Concern Advice Clinics

December 14th, 2010

Cate Searle’s final legal advice clinic of the year for Age Concern will be on Thursday, December 22.

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Free Legal Advice Clinic for Older People

June 25th, 2010

Cate Searle will be hosting a free legal advice clinic at Age Concern, Brighton, on September 24 (10am).

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Free Legal Help for Carers in December

April 19th, 2010

Carers can get their legal questions answered at the next Carers Centre FREE legal advice clinic.

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Age Concern Legal Advice Clinics, June 10 & July 1, 2010

April 5th, 2010

Cate Searle’s next free legal advice clinics at Age Concern, Brighton, will be on June 10 and July 1 (1pm -2pm).

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Case Study: Letter Saves Family £70,000 in Care Home Fees

March 1st, 2010

Summary: How a client recovered £70,000 in care home fees that his mother should not have paid and secured ongoing funded care for his mother. Thanks to initial expert advice from martin searle solicitors and just one letter.

The situation

In 2006, after a lengthy stay in a psychiatric hospital against [...]

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Case Study: Family Recoups £26,000 Care Home Fees

March 1st, 2010

Summary: How a client successfully challenged a decision that her father could not get NHS continuing healthcare funding to pay his nursing home fees.

The situation

George, 89, had been living alone since his wife’s death five years earlier. He had Alzheimer’s disease and a history of hearing problems. He had [...]

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Cate Searle at Age Concern Advice Clinic, March 25, 2010

February 8th, 2010

Cate Searle is running a free legal advice clinic at Age Concern, Brighton, on Thursday, March 25, 2010 (1pm-2pm).

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GEMS talk on paying for care, January 29, Brighton

January 24th, 2010

Cate Searle, NHS care funding expert, is giving a talk to GEMS (Gay Elderly Men’s Society) on Friday, January 29.

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Case Study: NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding Case

December 8th, 2009

Summary: How our advice helped a client secure fully funded NHS care for her mother, potentially saving up to £40,000 a year.

The situation

Betty was in hospital following a stroke that left her with a number of disabling conditions. Before the stroke, she had lived in her own home and had [...]

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Cate Searle at Age Concern Advice Clinic, December 3, 2009

October 12th, 2009

Cate Searle is hosting a free legal advice clinic at Age Concern, Brighton, on Thursday, December 3, 2009 (1pm-2pm).

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