With Christmas around the corner, this is often a question asked by lay Deputies who have been appointed by the Court of Protection to manage P’s financial affairs.

Nicole Natur from our Employment team discusses whether employers are legally able to insist that employees are required to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in her latest podcast.

Children under 16 with gender dysphoria are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to undergo treatment with puberty-blocking drugs, three High Court judges have ruled.

David Bradley, Head of Employment at Ramsdens Solicitors, has featured on Lawyer Monthly, providing a checklist for employers to consider when trying to make savings to keep their business running in an article on how companies can survive Covid-19.

​Natalie Lang, a Partner in the Ramsdens Solicitors Court of Protection team, on Friday (4 December) took part in the Alzheimer’s Society ‘Elf the Boss Day’.

Businesses whose customers must pay a fee if they end their contracts early, and landlords asking tenants for fees for dilapidations or before they can exercise a break clause, must now consider whether to charge VAT, as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) change their approach to such payments, and review their contracts and leases to see if changes need to be made.

The Personal Injury Awards, hosted by Claims Media, was held virtually on Tuesday 1st December and was hosted by Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director at the Association of Consumer Support Organisations and the chair of the independent judging panel.

The recent case of NHS Trust v AF and ANOR [2020] can be used as a prime example of how a Health and Welfare Power of Attorney could have resulted in a different outcome for ‘P’.