Michael Madigan
THERE is a specific need for lawyers specializing in protecting the elderly - largely from financial abuse - a parliamentary inquiry has found.
The broad-ranging inquiry into Elderly People and the Law, which wound up late last year, also recommended the Commonwealth work with the banking and financial sector to develop national industry-wide protocols for reporting alleged financial abuse.
That could include developing a training program to help bank staff identify suspicious transactions that may point to the financial abuse, drawing on a system operating in Canada.
The committee found that the US, England and Canada had already begun specialising in "elder law".
"Elder law is an emerging new field of legal specialization in Australia," the committee reported.
Courier Mail
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If the trend in USA is any guide, Elder Lawyers is experiencing unprecedented growth in the number of clients that seek their help. Just check out the number of advertisements on the net.
More importantly, the report mentioned in the news included a range of recommendations that should be put in place so that older people can get protections from abuse. We should call for prompt actions to implement those recommendations.
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