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State of play: case summaries

Elizabeth Eyre and Jennifer Ridgway consider case law concerning a patient's right to refuse treatment, the appropriate use of a negligence claim award and access to a vulnerable client

Great expectations-

Ensuring the long-term provision of funds to pay for care and wellbeing services is an essential part of protecting and enabling vulnerable individuals. As care plans for the vulnerable often require a specialist approach to meet expectations, why should wealth management planning be any different, asks Richard Fraser

Budget bingo

The joint Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 slapped many on the wrist as they reached for a second property, some were given administrative homework, and others were simply left in the dark reports Lucy Brennan

Getting grazing 'right for landowners

Allowing horse owners to use their land for grazing can affect landowners in terms of entitlement to tax relief and the ability to recover the land, explains James Spreckley

Property and financial affairs LPAs: Where are we now?

Elizabeth Eyre considers whether a recent case and the new LPA PFA form will assist donors in creating effective lasting powers of attorney

Divorce demography: The rise of the 'silver separators'

The changing face of the divorcing population and the financial implications for separating couples approaching retirement present new challenges for family practitioners, says Carla Ditz

Dealing with ''the domino effect'

Ned Westaway discusses the recent case of Mulvenna and Smith on unlawful prior determinations of public bodies

DPAs: The way ahead

Now that the dust has settled, Paul Lazarus assesses the impact of the UK's first deferred prosecution agreement and the future benefits this may bring