Government says Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are unsustainable
November 2017
Government says Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards are unsustainable The Government has acknowledged that Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards which give powers to protect a person’s welfare if they lack mental capacity and are unable to consent to being accommodated in a hospital or care home setting are unsustainable and fail to achieve any positive outcome to […]
IMPORTANCE OF UPDATING WILLS
November 2017
IMPORTANCE OF UPDATING WILLS The courts have shown their reluctance to alter a Will once a person has lost mental capacity. This was recently highlighted in the High Court when it prevented the terms of a wealthy Property Developer’s Will, made 27 years previously, from being changed after he had lost mental capacity. […]
