CourtofProtection

04

Nov

2022

Determined Not to Go Into a Care Home? Your Wishes Are Due Full Respect

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Written by Tracy Creed

Many frail and vulnerable people have an antipathy to institutional care and wish for nothing more than to stay in their own homes. That may not always be feasible but, as a Court of Protection ruling showed, judges pay the greatest respect to their...

10

May

2021

COVID-19 – Court of Protection Sanctions Vaccination of Vulnerable Adult

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Written by Tracy Creed

Many of the most vulnerable members of society lack the mental capacity required to consent to being vaccinated against COVID-19. As a Court of Protection case showed, that fact can give rise to formidable legal difficulties. The case concerned a...

24

Mar

2021

COVID-19 – High Court authorises vaccination of elderly dementia sufferer

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Written by Tracy Creed

Should vulnerable people who lack the mental capacity to make important decisions for themselves be vaccinated against COVID-19 even in the face of objections from their loved ones? The High Court confronted that uniquely difficult issue in the case...

23

Mar

2021

Lasting Powers of Attorney – It makes sense to appoint a professional

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Written by Tracy Creed

Granting a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is an invaluable means by which you can ensure that your affairs will be managed by someone you trust in the event that you lose the ability to look after yourself. As a Court of Protection case showed,...

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