Managing a bank account for another person

Should you need to manage the affairs of someone else, including managing their bank account, be it through illness or for any other reason that they are unable to do it for themselves then we are here to help. As a member of the Law Society can offer expert advice on all aspects of achieving this aim.


A comprehensive framework for people who need to manage a bank or building society account on behalf of someone else has been produced by Law Society, the British Bankers' Association (BBA), the Building Societies Association (BSA), the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), and other partners.

The new guidance, which is launched today, provides the first universal framework for banks and building societies to apply a consistent approach when helping relatives or carers who need to manage an account on behalf of another person who is elderly, vulnerable or unable to manage their own affairs.

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Bercow loses first Twiiter skirmish

The Speaker's wife Sally Bercow has lost the first battle against Lord McAlpine in his libel action over her alleged Twitter slur. The peer's lawyers persuaded High Court judge Mr Justice Tugendhat to hear his case in two separate hearings. The first will decide whether Mrs Bercow's tweet last year - "Why is Lord McAlpine trending? innocent face" - was capable of being defamatory. If the tweet is found to be defamatory - which Mrs Bercow denies - a second hearing will rule on damages. Lawyers for Lord McAlpine have claimed that only a "moron in a hurry" would not have made the connection between her tweet and false allegations linking him to child sex abuse claims.

The Letter of The Law (email). The Times, Page: 11    The Daily Telegraph, Page: 2     The Guardian, Page: 9    The Independent, Page: 22   Daily Express, Page: 2     Daily Mail, Page: 26     Daily Mirror, Page: 2    The Sun, Page: 22    Evening Standard, Page: 9    

Not Aloud!

Former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding has been banned from driving for six months and fined £500 after being caught driving with a mobile phone. Ms Harding had hired celebrity lawyer Nick Freeman, known as "Mr Loophole" to defend her, who told the court that she was too famous to take public transport and it would affect her ability to visit her mother in Stockport. District Judge Nina Tempia rejected the claim. She ruled: "As Mr Freeman has said, he is asking the court to deal with you as opposed to a normal person. Well, you are a normal person. I can see no reason why you shouldn't be disqualified."

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