Man loses control of mother's funds

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%A 62-year-old businessman must no longer have control of his 95-year-old mother's finances following allegations that he used her income to "subsidise his lifestyle", a judge has ruled.

Judge Denzil Lush concluded that the man's management of his mother's finances had "spectacularly backfired", after analysing evidence at a hearing in the Court of Protection - which handles cases involving sick and vulnerable people.