Elderly Client Handbook
4th Edition
Published on 15. October 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
592 pages
978-1-85328-534-9 (ISBN)
Description
Advising elderly clients requires an up-to-date knowledge of many varied areas of law and practice. The Elderly Client Handbook provides an accessible, single-volume guide to all the relevant law, including practical advice on running and marketing an elderly client practice. This fourth edition has been comprehensively updated by a team of contributors drawn from the membership of Solicitors for the Elderly and experts in the fields of mental capacity, mental health and employment law. In particular, it takes account of the impact of significant changes made by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 2007 on health and welfare decisions. The book also includes analysis of the: * Legal Services Act 2007 * Solicitors' Code of Conduct 2007 * Pensions Act 2007 * Welfare Reform Act 2007 * Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 * Health and Social Care Act 2008 * Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2008 * Pensions Act 2008 * Autism Act 2009 * Health Act 2009 * Coroners and Justice Act 2009 * Equality Act 2010 * Personal Care at Home Act 2010.
The Elderly Client Handbook offers an ideal source of reference for busy practitioners seeking fast and authoritative guidance.
The Elderly Client Handbook offers an ideal source of reference for busy practitioners seeking fast and authoritative guidance.
Reviews / Votes
'For practitioners seeking an easy to use, clearly written source of authority and guidance in this wide ranging and complex area, the 'Elderly Client Handbook' is ideal as the single source guide to the elderly from Law Society Publishing.' Phillip Taylor, Richmond Green Chambers 'Aimed at solicitors who are developing their practice with older people, it is nevertheless a book that any social work practitioners would find invaluable. It is clear, concise and informative.' www.communitycare.co.uk '[An] essential guide for practitioners.' The Practical LawyerMore details
Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-85328-534-9 (9781853285349)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
Book
03/2016
5th Edition
The Law Society
€94.34
Article is exhausted; no reprint
Previous edition
Gordon Ashton | Caroline Bielanska | Martin Terrell
The Elderly Client Handbook
Book
03/2004
3rd Edition
The Law Society
€75.74
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Persons
Caroline Bielanska is Chief Executive and co-founder of Solicitors for the Elderly. She lectures regularly for a number of CPD providers, provides consultancy for law firms on an independent basis, and has edited and contributed to a number of publications. Caroline also sits on the Office of the Public Guardian's Stakeholders' Forum and Court of Protection Users' Group. Martin Terrell is a partner at Thomson Snell & Passmore, specialising in the fields of Court of Protection and elderly client work. He is the author and contributor to several publications, a member of STEP and the Court of Protection User Group, and a director of Solicitors for the Elderly.
Content
Part A - The Legal Framework: 1. Capacity and best interests decision-making; 2. Acting for the elderly client; 3. The elderly client practice; 4. Managing the financial affairs of the elderly; 5. Legal proceedings; 6. The elderly client, society and the law; Part B - Welfare and Medical Treatment: 7. Community care policies; 8. Services in the community; 9. Care homes; 10. Provision of health care; 11. Health and welfare decisions; 12. Mental health legislation; Part C - Finance and Benefits: 13. Social security benefits; 14. Local authority support; 15. Other financial support; 16. Employment; 17. Financial matters; 18. Housing; Part D - Inheritance and Death: 19. Gifts; 20. Testamentary dispositions and trusts; 21. Death; Appendix.