HEYWOOD & MASSEY: COURT OF PROTECTION PRACTICE
1 volumes, 2 releases a year
CALENDAR YEAR SUBSCRIPTION
General Editor: David Rees
Consultant Editor: Master Denzil Lush
- Reproduces the Mental Capacity Act 2005 together with the Explanatory Notes and Codes of Practice
- Examines the creation and registration of Lasting Powers of Attorney and related issues
- Examines the handling of the patients' banking, finance and investments, including investment policy
- Considers the maintenance and welfare of the patient and their dependants, dealing with issues such as benefits and trusts, and the sale or purchase of property
- Offers detailed commentary on statutory wills and codicils, administration of estates, and gifts and settlements
- Covers disputes, including where a patient is a litigant, and looks at methods of arriving at a solution
- Provides a selection of forms and precedents
- Contains comprehensively updated content dealing with the Court's jurisdiction over property and affairs, taking the Mental Capacity Act 2005 into account
- Includes commentary on the Court's new jurisdiction relating to medical and personal welfare decisions for those lacking mental capacity
- Incorporates new chapters on the practice and procedure of the Court of Protection
- Provides additional commentary on the appointment by the Court of Deputies and the transitional provisions for existing receivers