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Authors: Mark Dobson, Dr Anthony Duncan
Published: 31 May 2016
Pages: 47

Introduction

There is no introduction for this publication.
 

Content outline

• Capacity – a practitioners perspective
  • General principles
  • Capacity
  • Avoiding litigation
  • The law of testamentary capacity
  • Interviewing the client
  • Undue influence
  • Medical assessment of the client
• A clinical perspective on capacity assessment in the elderly
  • What is capacity?
  • An example where the results of cognitive testing and brain imaging could be critical to deciding a person’s financial competence
  • Working with medical practitioners on capacity matters
  • A clinical take on some intersections between dementia and the law
  • The impact of dementia on decision-making
  • A confabulating client
  • A welfare guardian has been appointed or a personal care and welfare enduring power of attorney has been “activated”
  • Determining best interests /benefit