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Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling
Someone can choose you to make and carry out certain decisions on their…
As someone’s attorney or deputy you must: give them all the help they need…
A person may not have mental capacity because of a problem with the way…
Acting as an attorney - duties, including registering a lasting power, starting to act, gifting, handling disputes and replacement attorney responsibilities.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides lists of English-speaking lawyers abroad to help British nationals find the legal support they need.
Fees, expenses, contractual terms and administrative procedures for panel counsel, clerks and their chambers.
How to make a lasting power of attorney (LPA): starting an application online, choosing an attorney, certifying a copy, changing an LPA.
Your chances of obtaining a useful patent are significantly greater if you use an attorney. A patent specification is a legal document and requires specialist skills to draft properly.
For government departments and others wanting the Attorney General’s permission to use specialist lawyers (counsel) not already on the Attorney General’s approved panels.
We are looking for exceptional solicitors, barristers and FCILEx with legal aid experience to join the Legal Aid Review Panel.
Seeking nominations for Honorary King’s Counsel.
Legal aid providers: what to expect from the LAA audit process, including peer review and contract compliance audit details.
Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical providers, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.
How schools can evaluate the legal services they currently have, renegotiate fees and switch suppliers.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Acting as an attorney - duties, including finding an enduring power of attorney, registering an EPA, starting to act, making gifts and stopping being an attorney
How to object and challenge someone else's trade mark and details of any legal costs involved.
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