No continent has as high a proportion of older people as Europe. [3] In this paper, we report the findings of an empirical project examining the legal advice needs of older people. An important element of the project also sought information about the capacity of the internet for meeting the legal advice needs of older people. Overall our findings broadly indicate considerable failings in legal information provision for older people from more traditional advice sources. Whilst we have uncovered some examples of individualised good practice,our research in the main revealed an alarming sense of fear, mistrust, uncertainty and ambivalence among older people towards accessing legal advice. The research was funded by the Changing Ageing Partnership (CAP). [4] We believe our findings have broad implications and applicability across Europe.
- Older People,
- Legal Information and Advice,
- Ageing
- Accounting Law,
- Banking and Finance Law,
- Commercial Law,
- Communications Law,
- Computer Law,
- Consumer Protection Law,
- Contracts,
- Dispute Resolution and Arbitration,
- Human Rights Law,
- Intellectual Property Law,
- Internet Law,
- Law,
- Law and Society,
- Legal Writing and Research,
- Science and Technology Law and
- Tax Law
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/subhajitbasu/58/