Trust and Estate Practitioner's Guide to Mental Capacity

Aimed at the trust and estate practitioner, this book focuses on the issues arising out of and related to a lack of mental capacity. With the Mental Capacity Act 2005 being implemented, this title offers up-to-date content on the provisions of the new Act, also featuring commentary on other aspects of this area, including Court of Protection, Care and Treatment, and Life-Time Transactions.

1. Mental Capacity; 2. Care and Treatment; 3. Life-Time Transactions; 4. Wills; 5. Litigation; Part II - Courts and other organisations; 6. Introduction and History; 7. Court of Protection; 8. Deputies; 9. Court of Protection Visitors; 10. The Public Guardian; 11. The Court; Part III - The affairs of a person w/o capacity; 12. Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney; 13. Deputies and the Court; 14. Statutory Wills; 15. Independent Mental Capacity Advocates; 16. Advance Directions; 17. Research; 18. International Aspects