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
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