Assessing Mental and Testamentary Capacity

Training

In Birmingham

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£ 150 VAT exempt

Description

  • Type

    Training

  • Location

    Birmingham

  • Class hours

    3h

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Following recent case law changes solicitors are now placed in a more significant position concerning a clients capacity to make a will or an LPA than before.

This course aims to equip solicitors with skills for advising on and assessing whether clients has sufficient understanding, to instruct or to execute their documents, in line with the present SRA rules and new SRA Handbook.

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Location

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Birmingham (West Midlands)
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7 Cannon Street, Birmingham, B2 5EP

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • Law
  • Mental Health
  • Mental Illness
  • Advocacy Skills
  • Decision Making
  • Assessment
  • Fraud
  • Influence
  • Capacity matters

Course programme

3 CPD house (DZN/LATA)

This course addresses recent case law changes and provides solicitors with up to date knowledge about capacity matters, such as when when making decisions or an LPA, making a will or litigating, entering into contracts or consenting to care treatments, or even personal relationships.

This course is suitable for solicitors and trainees drafting either wills or LPA’s.

Course Outline

  • Assessing Mental Capacity
  • Interface between ‘The Principles’ and Decision Making
  • Identifying what are best interests
  • Not able to Decide
  • Who should Assess and Why?
  • Assessment Check List
  • Fraud and Undue Influence

Assessing Mental and Testamentary Capacity

£ 150 VAT exempt