Re P [2009] EWHC 163 (Ch), [2009] All ER (D) 160 (Feb)
The guidance given under the Mental Health Acts 1959 and 1983 about the making of settlements or wills can no longer be directly applied to a decision being made under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The decision maker must form a value judgment of his own, giving effect to the paramount statutory instruction that any decision must be made in the person’s best interests.
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC
