Duties of a Financial Deputy: When do I need to apply for an Order for Sale? Rebecca Morley, Trainee Apprentice Solicitor tells us more in her recent blog.

Many families find discussing financial management to be a challenging conversation. However, it is important that the legal options available for financial decision-making are more widely discussed and understood – particularly should a person lose capacity in the future to manage their finances independently. Read more in our blog written by Rebecca Morley, Trainee Apprentice Solicitor.

The CICA is a government funded scheme, compensating victims of violent crime and abuse. The purpose of the scheme is to compensate victims who may not be able to claim against those responsible for causing their injuries, and applications for compensation are completely confidential. Phoebe Boak, Paralegal at Ramsdens explains more in her recent blog.

Disputes Regarding Interpretation of Trusts Marcus v Marcus (2024) EWHC 2086 Ch (Judgement 16 August 2024) A recent High Court decision highlights the clear importance of context when considering disputes of the interpretation of trust documents.

Watch this space for our upcoming articles aimed at helping tenants and landlords understand this important, proposed, legislative change.

Child Law is one of the most complex areas of law, dealing with sensitive, challenging and often life-changing cases for the parties involved, especially where these relate to children. At Ramsdens, we take the responsibility of these cases very seriously and have ensured that we have a team which has very best depth of experience and knowledge available in Yorkshire, on areas including Child Law, care proceedings and serious cases.

When a person (often referred to as ‘P’) lacks capacity and is deprived of their liberty under a DoLS (Deprivation of Liberty) authorisation in a care home, they have the right to challenge their DoLS and have these arrangements reviewed.

There is a presumption under common law that a parent would not intend on giving the same gift to a child twice.