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Deepfakes to Deletion Orders: Tackling technology enabled sexual offending in the Crime and Policing Act 2026
Sophie Tang
22 May 2026
Rebuilding lives after brain injury: the role of the Court of Protection
This week is Action for Brain Injury Week, designed to raise awareness and understanding of acquired brain injury, and to highlight the challenges faced by survivors and their families. This year the focus is on isolation, which is a critical yet often overlooked effect of brain injury.
4 December 2025
Making gifts and providing for others’ needs – OPG guidance
Making gifts on behalf of a protected party (“P”) can be seen as carrying out their wishes and feelings and/or helping a person closely connected or related to them. However, an attorney/deputy has specific powers which do not extend to making all types of gifts unless authorised by the Court of Protection. If an unauthorised gift is made, the attorney/deputy may face severe penalties including removal of their role, order to immediately return the funds/gift or referral to the police. It is important therefore that the correct procedure is followed before making a gift. The Office of the Public Guardian (“OPG”) recently issued updated guidance about making gifts, which we consider in this blog. The guidance applies to both attorneys and deputies. Reference to deputies in this blog also includes attorneys.
26 June 2025
Capacity to enter into a prenuptial agreement
In this blog we consider whether a pre-nuptial agreement is a good option to help protect the estates of vulnerable individuals in the event that their marriage should come to an end.
23 July 2024
Issues with accessing bank accounts as a Deputy
I recently appeared as a guest on Radio 4’s Money Box, with Paul Lewis, discussing the issues faced by deputies when trying to access and manage bank accounts for those who lack capacity.
28 November 2023
If my mother moves into a care home, does she have to sell her house to fund her care if I’ve lived with her my whole life?
The question of how care for a parent is funded can be a pressing one that has the potential to cause stress and concern.
