Gifts: Holding the purse strings

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | March 2017 #184
Iain Managhan analyses new OPG guidance on giving gifts on behalf of someone else ‘Even where the guide talks of applying to the Court of Protection to seek approval for a gift, or the possible penalties having made an unauthorised one, there is no suggestion of speaking to a lawyer to assist and best deal …

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Powers Of Attorney: Taken to task

Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | January/February 2016 #173
Iain Managhan offers an update on recent revocation of power of attorney cases ‘It is clear… that certain considerations need to be discussed with the donor. Raising these potential problems and asking the donors to consider the possibility of such outcomes should minimise the likelihood of appointing people who may be unsuitable.’There have been a …

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