Category Archives: Community Care Law
Yesterday, the President of the Court of Protection, Sir James Munby, handed down his long awaited preliminary judgment on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) cases. Read more...
The current BBC2 series Protecting Our Parents raises important issues affecting older people as they become frail and need care. … Read more...
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) are part of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and were introduced in April 2009. They … Read more...
Throughout the last month local Councils in England have been meeting to finalise their budgets for 2014/15. Unsurprisingly, most Councils … Read more...
N.B: Following an announcement made by the Government in July 2015, the main Paying for Care provisions to introduce the £72,000 capital cap, … Read more...
Being a Deputy or Attorney can cause difficulties if you find yourself having to wear different hats: the first as the relative … Read more...