The COP E-Bill – the good, the bad and the technical
The COP E-Bill has been in the pipeline for well over a year and the E-Bill pilot will start on the 1st of November 2022. Stephanie Kaye shares what practitioners…
Author: Stephanie Kaye
Client care and the indemnity principle in Court of Protection
Stephanie Kaye, senior associate and Laura Gillin, associate at Clarion discuss the issues arising in respect of the indemnity principle following the decision of PLK & Others, client care requirements…
COP hourly rates – the wait is over!
Following a Hearing on 26 May 2020, the judgment by Master Whalan was handed down today, indicating a 20% increase to the rates payable in Court of Protection cases. After…
Lockdown Lowdown – The OPG
This blog forms part of a series of weekly interviews with several professionals during lockdown. It aims to inform Deputies and their teams about how each organisation within the field…
Can you recover your costs for time spent delegating in COP cases?
My talented colleague, Helen Spalding recently wrote a blog about the decision in Fuseon Ltd, R. This costs claim arose from a private prosecution by Fuseon Ltd, a Lancashire based…
KKL Executor & Trustee Company Ltd v Harrison (2020) – Is it cynical for a professional Deputy to expect to be paid?
The short answer is no. The above case concerned an elderly woman (OT, the Protected Party) in Leeds who lacks capacity to deal with her property and financial affairs. KKL…
Lockdown Lowdown – Russell Caller
This blog forms part of a series of weekly interviews with several professionals during lockdown. It aims to inform Deputies and their teams about how each organisation within the field…
Lockdown Lowdown – Francesca Gardner
This blog forms part of a series of weekly interviews with several professionals during lockdown. It aims to inform Deputies and their teams about how each organisation within the field…