FL: Understanding Lasting Powers of Attorney and Court of Protection Deputyships

Barnett Waddingham Offices
Thursday, 17 March 2016
8:00 am – 9:30 am (UK time)

Speaker: Louise Scholes of Brabners

In this educational breakfast CPD session, Louise will cover what a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is, when they are relevant for clients and how they differ to a Court of Protection Deputyship.

Target Audience: Any financial or legal professional who advises clients on the use of LPAs or who needs to have a better understanding of LPAs. This will also appeal to those in the wider CII membership affected on a personal or family level.

The learning objectives will be to understand:

• What LPAs are and the different types available
• When clients should consider making an LPA
• Practical considerations in actually making an LPA
• Using an LPA
• Court of Protection Deputyships and why they are different to LPAs

Please reserve your place at this event early by registering here

About the speaker

Louise is a Senior Associate at Brabners. She advises high net worth individuals and trusts and deals with a broad range of private client work including Will drafting, Inheritance Tax Planning, administration of estates, elderly clients, Lasting Powers of Attorney and Trust work including acting as a professional Trustee.

She has considerable experience in Court of Protection work and acts as a Professional Deputy. Louise is also a member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is chair of the Liverpool STEP branch.

Venue
  • Barnett Waddingham Offices
  • 1st Floor Liver Building, Pier Head
  • Liverpool
  • L3 1HU
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CII Accredited

This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements.

1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.

It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/cpd.