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Providing Legal Information and Advice to Older People: as much a question of accessibility as affordability

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: No continent has as high a proportion of older people as Europe. 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). We believe our findings have broad implications and applicability across Europe.

Source: White Rose Research Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)

Authors: Subhajit Basu, Joe Duffy

Language: English

Topic: Legal Education and Practice Innovations

Subfield: Law

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2118217787

FWCI: 8.835

Cites: 32

Cited by: 10

Related to: 10