James Rooney sets out the perfect solution to the LPA problem

Conveyancing solicitors are all the same, aren’t they? Wrong.

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) recently issued a very clear statement to local authorities regarding personal injury disregards and Deputyship cases during the financial assessment process for adult social care.

All too often specialists in their respective fields focus on their own discipline, or a problem at hand. Bringing these various disciplines together to produce a collegiate plan is necessary if the most beneficial long-term outcomes are to be achieved.

To reiterate the importance of considering trust advice at the most appropriate time, the following case study highlights one of the issues of deferring advice to too late a stage

The government has recently announced changes to the reassessment criteria for the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for some Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Universal Credit (UC) claimants.

For any regular visitors to the PFP blog page you may recall an article from 9th February 2017 dealing with the issue of placing properties within personal injury trusts and the room for error if suitable advice is not sought. This article sets out the journey through the Tribunal appeal and the decision notice issued.

MiFID II is set to be implemented on 3rd January 2018. What is it and what does it mean for investors?

An interesting decision from the High Court indicates that clients with a Personal Injury Trust must provide whatever proof the council requests to support an application for Council Tax Reduction/Support.

This blog considers the answer to one of the questions I am asked most often.

The new Trusts Register will provide a single point of access for trustees and their agents to register and update their records online, replacing the current paper 41G (Trust) form and the ad hoc process for trustees to notify changes in their circumstances.

This blog considers the issues with regard to purchasing a property for a family carer to live in and claim Housing Benefit to pay the rent.

Holding clients' damages on client account can be a wholly reasonable thing to do, but beware the potential impact on benefits entitlements.

Post injury, many clients will find their existing home unsuitable for their needs, possibly due to the impact of a disability or a need to relocate closer to the support network of family and friends. Those able to hijack their other heads of loss to secure a suitable property once the effect of Roberts-v-Johnstone has taken its toll, may have a myriad of decisions to consider in aiming to maximise their position and financial protection. This blog considers some of these options.

This blog considers the importance of estate planning when meeting the needs of personal injury claimants post-settlement.

As reported by the Bank of England on 21st November 2016 the PRA have set out proposals to reset the deposit protection limit to £85,000, with effect from 30th January 2017.

This blog considers the implications of the decision of Norris J in OH v Craven

St Helens refuse to accept the Local Government Ombudsman's ruling that they must disregard personal injury damages held under the Order of the Court of Protection in respect of domiciliary care.

The case of Watt and ABC at the Court of Protection raises some very interesting issues with regards to the use of trusts rather than Deputyship for Protected Beneficiaries.