Older and Vulnerable Client Handbook

The Older and Vulnerable Client Handbook provides comprehensive information and practical guidance to help practitioners navigate the legal and practical issues that arise when acting for older and vulnerable clients, as well as their appointed attorneys and deputies. Bringing together leading experts in the field, it offers an authoritative and up-to-date guide to the relevant law and practice. The new edition has been fully revised to cover:understanding vulnerability and the factors that place clients at risk of harmdigital lasting powers of attorneydigital deputyshipsfees and benefitspredatory marriagesLaw Society practice notes and guidanceNHS structures and continuing healthcaresocial care fundingchanges to the registration of deathssignificant recent case law. The Older and Vulnerable Client Handbook (previously Elderly Client Handbook) is published with the Association of Lifetime Lawyers, the Older and Vulnerable Client Handbook remains an essential source of practical advice and guidance for both new and experienced practitioners.