Category: Financial Abuse
World Elder Abuse Day: A Call to Protect the Vulnerable
Sunday 15 June marks Father’s Day; for many a cause for celebration. But this Sunday, on a more sober note, […]
Grooming & Coercive Control of the Vulnerable
Older people, especially those living alone are increasingly at risk of being targeted by unscrupulous individuals for financial gain. The […]
Attorneys Behaving Badly: The Growing Issue of Financial Abuse
Financial abuse of a parent by an adult child is a horrible betrayal of trust. When that child has been […]
Financial Abuse; Language Lessons
What is a ‘win’ in litigation? What is the case about? How common is financial abuse? What is financial abuse? […]
Predatory Marriage; new law in Canada offers hope
A proposed change in the law in Canada may be a sign of hope to a campaign in England & […]
When can a property transfer be set aside?
The transfer of all or part of an interest in a property is a hugely important issue as for many […]
Financial Abuser Avoids Repayment
It was widely reported in the press recently that Yvonne Davies, who stole around £115,000 from her aunt between 2013 […]
Men are three times more likely to report financial abuse of the elderly to Police than women
Men are almost twice as concerned about the risk of their elderly relatives being scammed or financially abused as women […]
Don’t give it away for a song; Undue Influence in lifetime transfers
The recently reported case of Moursi v Doherty demonstrates the vulnerability of an elderly person living alone to financial abuse […]
The cases that don’t “bang, bleed or shout”: the scandal of financial abuse
Financial abuse doesn’t get the same media attention as other forms of abuse. But the reality is that it has […]
