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14 February 2014
Issue: 7594 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Solicitor

Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals NHS Trust [2014] EWHC 168 (QB), [2014] All ER (D) 47 (Feb)

Applying the established test, it was clear that termination of a solicitor’s authority by reason of mental incapacity did not, in itself and in the usual case, frustrate the underlying contract of retainer. A retainer entered into with a person known to have fluctuating capacity, was also not frustrated by the loss of such capacity.

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Fresh guidance is set to influence how courts decide whether hearings take place online or in person
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