A Practitioner’s Guide to the Court of Protection, 3rd editionWritten by Martin Terrell
"Terrell's Guide is simple to use and the print format easy to read...Practitioners updating themselves and those coming across the new legislation for the first time will benefit from the text which navigates them through this evolving area safely"Family Law Week, Sep 2009
...it is the sheer depth of the practical information about straightforward applications, and how to manage the property affairs of the person, including very practical points about the dispositions of property, which make this book a worthy addition to any practitioner's bookshelf PS Magazine (The Law Society) Jan 2010
A Practitioner's Guide to the Court of Protection, 3rd edition is a user-friendly handbook providing practical and detailed coverage of this increasingly significant topic. It has been comprehensively updated to reflect the latest legislation affecting this area of the law. The new edition explains the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the practices and procedures of the Court of Protection and the latest information from the Public Guardianship Office.
A Practitioners Guide to the Court of Protection, 3rd edition looks at the practical issues and problems facing deputies working under a more complex and challenging regime. It also covers changes to fixed costs and recent case law, including S and S and Re P.
Bibliographic detail
ISBN: 978 1 84592 244 3
Publication Date: April 2009
Format: Paperback
Availability: In print
Contents
Capacity and best interests - The new Court of Protection - Practice and procedure in the new Court of Protection - The deputy - Application to appoint a deputy - Changing and ending the deputyship - The duties of a property and affairs deputy - Managing the property and affairs of 'P' - Sale and purchase of property - Litigation - Trusts and trustees - Costs - Gifts and other dispositions of property - Enduring powers of attorney - Lasting powers of attorney - Foreign matters.
Appendices
Statutory provisions - Forms and precedents - List of useful addresses and contacts.