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Streamline and strengthen safeguards for the vulnerable

A simpler set of safeguards is needed to protect the growing number of vulnerable people unable to give informed consent.

13 March 2017
Press release

Mental Capacity (Welfare) Accreditation fees

Information about accreditation costs.

10 March 2017
Information

A client wishes to revoke their will. Will mental capacity be an issue?

A client wishes to revoke their will. Will mental capacity be an issue?

9 March 2017
Q&A

Agreeing to act as a professional attorney – a good practice guide

The Office of the Public Guardian has published new guidance for professionals who are appointed to act as an individual’s attorney under a lasting power of attorney.

3 March 2017
News

Guidance to aid solicitors when disclosing a will to an attorney or deputy

New guidance published today will assist solicitors who receive a request for access to the will of an individual who has lost mental capacity.

1 March 2017
News

Access and disclosure of an incapacitated person’s will

This practice note clarifies when a solicitor can disclose a copy of a client’s will where the client has lost mental capacity.

1 March 2017
Practice note

Appointment of a professional executor

This practice note provides advice on meeting the requirements for providing clients with sufficient information to make an informed decision about the appointment of an executor.

9 February 2017
Practice note

Regulatory data and consumer choice in legal service - response by the Law Society

The Law Society has responded to the SRA's discussion paper on Regulatory Data and Consumer Choice in Legal Services.

31 January 2017
Consultation response

CMA study into the legal services market

Law Society president Robert Bourns gave a speech at the London School of Economics panel event.

20 January 2017
Speech

Career choice: Senior associate

Katherine Gibson discusses her move from private practice to in-house and back to private practice.

12 December 2016
Feature

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