Blog

25th January 2018

All too often specialists in their respective fields focus on their own discipline, or a problem at hand. Bringing these various disciplines together to produce a collegiate plan is necessary if the most beneficial long-term outcomes are to be achieved.

20th December 2017

To reiterate the importance of considering trust advice at the most appropriate time, the following case study highlights one of the issues of deferring advice to too late a stage

6th November 2017

For any regular visitors to the PFP blog page you may recall an article from 9th February 2017 dealing with the issue of placing properties within personal injury trusts and the room for error if suitable advice is not sought. This article sets out the journey through the Tribunal appeal and the decision notice issued.

14th September 2017

An interesting decision from the High Court indicates that clients with a Personal Injury Trust must provide whatever proof the council requests to support an application for Council Tax Reduction/Support.

5th June 2017

The new Trusts Register will provide a single point of access for trustees and their agents to register and update their records online, replacing the current paper 41G (Trust) form and the ad hoc process for trustees to notify changes in their circumstances.

9th February 2017

Post injury, many clients will find their existing home unsuitable for their needs, possibly due to the impact of a disability or a need to relocate closer to the support network of family and friends. Those able to hijack their other heads of loss to secure a suitable property once the effect of Roberts-v-Johnstone has taken its toll, may have a myriad of decisions to consider in aiming to maximise their position and financial protection. This blog considers some of these options.

4th January 2017

This blog considers the implications of the decision of Norris J in OH v Craven

21st November 2016

The case of Watt and ABC at the Court of Protection raises some very interesting issues with regards to the use of trusts rather than Deputyship for Protected Beneficiaries.