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Need Expert Legal Advice?
                                                                       SPRING2015 / ISSue 31
           Belinda Schwehr, our resident legal commentator,            McElderry
                                                                      Joe
                                                                      Sings out his soul
                                                                      in Somerset
           is still in discussions with the Charity Commission,
             about CASCAIDr, the advice organisation that
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                she wishes to see registered as a charity.

             In the meantime, she’s keeping her hand in by
            providing legal advice for £135 per hour, + VAT,
            as a sole trader. All sorts of people seem to have
           problems right now, relating to care planning, cuts,
          so-called choice, eligibility, direct payments and even
            unlawful detention, where DoLS authorisations
                    have not been done properly.                      LeafLets                   foLders
         Belinda is not currently a regulated barrister or solicitor,   Posters                  signage
           and cannot conduct legal proceedings for anyone,
           as if she was running a law firm. But she knows her       stationery                 caLendars
         stuff, and has achieved some astonishing turnarounds         Banners                   Magazines
           through her work with local authorities and CCGs –
                   just by writing some stern letters.             feather fLags           exhiBition Boards

          So, if you’ve got a legal problem to do with an adult’s
         care needs, budget or services, send her your saga via
           the email address below or phone, making sure to                        01823 279 008
            repeat your phone number in case the recorded                 design.characters@btinternet.com
                       message gets mangled.
                                                                 www.charactergraphics.co.uk
              belinda@careandhealthlaw.com
                      Tel: 07974 399361
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