Court of Protection Handbook
A User's Guide
Published on 3. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
928 pages
978-1-908407-65-8 (ISBN)
Description
Court of Protection Handbook: a user's guide provides an overview of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Court of Protection, before turning to a step-by-step guide through the processes of preparing and making an application, funding and representation issues, preparing for and appearing at hearings, evidence, costs, enforcement and appeals.Updated with added commentary on the new Court of Protection (Amendment) Rules 2015 and direction orders this Revised First Edition remains the only available single volume work to address in detail the practice and processes of the Court of Protection across the whole range of its works.
Reviews / Votes
'The publication of any new book in this area of law would be significant but the Court of Protection Handbook is in a league of its own. Its aim is not only to provide a comprehensive guide to practice and legal developments but also be a hand-on aid from the user's view point' Law Society GazetteMore details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-908407-65-8 (9781908407658)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
07/2014
Legal Action Group
€79.42
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Persons
Alex Ruck-Keene is a barrister at Thirty Nine Essex Street and has been recommended as a leading expert in the field of mental capacity law for several years.Kate Edwards is a financial deputy with the Court of Protection team at Fentons solicitors, working with and helping those clients who do not have capacity to make decisions relating to their finances and wellbeing.Anselm Eldergill is a district judge in the Court of Protection and a visiting professor at University College, London. Before becoming a judge he was a practising legal aid solicitor specialising in mental health law for over 25 years.Sophy Miles is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and was a founding partner at Miles and Partners LLP where she led the mental health and capacity team for 16 years. She also sits as a judge of the First Tier Tribunal (Mental Health).