Edward, your client of 15 years, comes into your office. Typically punctual, he’s half an hour late for this appointment. Edward explains that he got lost. He asks you to draft a codicil to his will.

Doctors are increasingly being asked to make assessments of their patients' mental capacity to create a legal document such as a Will or Lasting Power of Attorney, but you do have the right to refuse ...

An ageing population with litigious children makes proving legal capacity essential. The question of when to have capacity formally assessed frequently arises in legal practice. There is a common law ...

Jill Sing’s client was proud as punch to have finally bought her first new car. “Oh! I forgot to tell you!” said the elderly woman when Sing, a Victoria-based CPA, CA, CFA, CFP, and TEP, asked about ...

Describe some of the challenges over assessing capacity for loss Identify ways to make it more successful Explain the significance of annuities Describe some of the challenges over assessing capacity ...

This study explored what Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs) can tell us about how to improve adult safeguarding in England, with a focus on mental capacity and self-neglect. Six Safeguarding Adults ...