‘A jailed former NHS nurse who said he got “carried away” when he sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman in his care has been formally struck off.’
BBC News, 16th March 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One in eight women killed by men in the last 15 years were aged over 70, figures show, with a specialist charity reporting a growing number of older victims of domestic abuse seeking help.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman has been jailed for more than four years after defrauding her elderly neighbour out of his life savings.’
BBC News, 17th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who killed an 83-year-old great-grandmother when he repeatedly ran over her with his van has been jailed for 13 months.’
BBC News, 29th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 78-year-old climate protester has had her prison sentence extended by 20 days for being “unlawfully at large”, after the authorities failed to find a tracking bracelet that fitted her.’
BBC News, 26th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The very detailed judgment citing the extensive caselaw in this area in the case of PMC (a child by his mother and litigation friend FLR) v A Local Health Board on 22nd November 2024 [2024] EWHC 2969 (KB) could have very important implications for what solicitors should do when issuing proceedings and particularly those proceedings involving protected parties.’
7BR, 29th November 2024
Source: www.7br.co.uk
‘The woman behind the complaint, Ms Y, complained that professionals failed to understand her mother’s personality and wrongly determined she lacked capacity.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A 96-year-old woman – thought to be the oldest person convicted of causing death by dangerous driving – has been given a suspended sentence after she killed another woman outside her bridge club.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has issued a warning after a 93-year-old woman with dementia died after eating toxic laundry capsules she may have mistaken for sweets because of their bright packaging.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A gang of cowboy builders who preyed on more than 20 homeowners across England and Wales, defrauding them out of a collective £1.2m, have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Judgment has now been handed down in Langley v Qin, a dispute over the will of Robert Harrington
who, at the age of 93, married his carer, Ms Qin, then aged 54.’
New Square Chambers, 15th April 2024
Source: newsquarechambers.co.uk
‘An 83-year-old loan shark has been ordered to pay more than £173,000.’
BBC News, 29th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who stole a car while a vulnerable 89-year-old passenger was inside it has been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In a recent report, entitled A Hidden Crisis, Age UK has highlighted the extent of the problems with DoLS, setting out the results of qualitative research carried out with care home staff, representatives of local authority DoLS teams, and families of those affected by DoLS.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 19th March 2024
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found fault in the way that Essex County Council carried out a financial assessment and a deferred payment process for an elderly man with dementia.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A recent case heard by the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal has highlighted the complexities around how solicitors interact with vulnerable clients, particularly in matters involving conflicts of interest, mental capacity, and undue influence. This case offers an opportunity for some cross-border analysis between England and Wales and consideration of what best practice looks like in such a situation.’
Mills & Reeve, 20th November 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘A man who sexually assaulted a 93-year-old woman with dementia while employed to deliver hot meals to elderly and vulnerable people has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A 76-year-old grandmother is among 12 activists spared jail for causing “massive disruption” on the M25.’
BBC News, 31st October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Five companies have been fined a total of £590,000 for collectively making 1.9 million unwanted marketing calls to elderly and vulnerable people.’
The Independent, 21st September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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