The Elderly Client Handbook

by Gordon R . Ashton (Editor), Caroline Bielanska (Editor), Martin Terrell (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.25

  This new edition has been updated with the help of new editors and contributors drawn from the membership of Solicitors for the Elderly and experts in the fields of mental capacity, mental health and employment law. The book continues to be essential reading to any solicitor aiming to provide an all-round service to elderly clients. The third edition includes: The Draft Mental Incapacity Bill 2003; The Law Society's Enduring Power of Attorney Guidelines; Law Society's Gifts of Property Guidelines; BBA Guidance on Enduring Power of Attorney and Receivership

• Used

  Hardcover
  2000

  $31.47

  Updated to reflect changes in the law and benefits system since the first edition was published in 1994, this handbook is necessary reading for any solicitor aiming to provide an all-round service to this large and increasing client group. It explains the practical issues in detail and gives an outline of the relevant law. The contents include: - elderly clients and their needs - coping with the affairs of those who lack mental capacity - management and development of an elderly client practice - an overview of the law affecting elderly clients - precedents, including an enduring power of attorney, a family will and a living will - Law Society guidelines on Gifts of Property and Enduring Powers of Attorney - a summary of current proposals for law reform in respect of decision-making for mentally incapacitated adults - useful addresses, further reading and a review of recent law reform.