The Solicitors Regulation Authority is the regulatory body for Solicitors in England and Wales. A copy of the Solicitors' Code of Conduct can be found using the following link.
Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE) is a national organisation of lawyers, such as solicitors, barristers, and legal executives who are committed to providing and promoting robust, comprehensive and independent legal advice for older people, their family and carers.
Resolution (previously Solicitors Family Law Association) is an organisation of 5,000 lawyers and family justice professionals who believe in a constructive, non confrontational approach to family law matters. Resolution also seeks to improve the family justice system.
The Public Guardianship Office (PGO) is the administrative arm of the Court of Protection and part of the Department for Constitutional Affairs. It is responsible for providing services which promote the financial and social well being of people with mental incapacity.
Mediation is a well-established process for resolving disagreements in which an impartial third party (the mediator) helps people in dispute to find a mutually acceptable resolution. Mediation is often more cost effective and quicker to the user than going to court, and is a flexible process that can be used to settle disputes in a whole range of situations.
