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Calculating the cost of gratuitous care

Published on: 01 December 2015

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What is a gratuitous care allowance and how common are they?
  • Why is the Public Guardian reviewing all gratuitous care allowances paid by deputies to family members?
  • What were the facts in Re HNL?
  • What was the outcome?
  • Why is this important for practitioners and what can they take from this decision?

Article summary

Private Client analysis: The Public Guardian is reviewing all gratuitous care allowances paid by deputies to family members in clinical negligence or personal injury cases to ensure that payments are reasonable and regularly reviewed. Patricia Wass, consultant at Foot Anstey examines the Court of Protection ruling in Re HNL and its ramifications for the payment of gratuitous care allowances.

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