Adult Incapacity
Published on 24. April 2003
Book
Hardback
624 pages
978-0-414-01472-5 (ISBN)
Description
The needs and vulnerabilities of citizens with disabilities and impairments of capacity present the most direct challenge to the professionalism of lawyers.
This text provides a comprehensive and authoratitive guide to the legal issues relating to capacity,
with particular reference to the provisions of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
This text provides a comprehensive and authoratitive guide to the legal issues relating to capacity,
with particular reference to the provisions of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
forms
ISBN-13
978-0-414-01472-5 (9780414014725)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
* Disabilities, capacity and assessment
* Professional and practical issues
* The Incapacity Act - Introduction and background
* The Incapacity Act - General principles and definition of incapacity
* Key roles and functions under the Act
* Powers of attorney
* Other anticipatory techniques
* Authority to intromit and transfer
* Management of residents' finances
* Intervention orders and guardianship - General
* Guardianship - Further provisions
* Other responsive measures
* Trusts and other third party measures
* Healthcare decisions and medical research
* Constructing decisions
* constructing
* Professional and practical issues
* The Incapacity Act - Introduction and background
* The Incapacity Act - General principles and definition of incapacity
* Key roles and functions under the Act
* Powers of attorney
* Other anticipatory techniques
* Authority to intromit and transfer
* Management of residents' finances
* Intervention orders and guardianship - General
* Guardianship - Further provisions
* Other responsive measures
* Trusts and other third party measures
* Healthcare decisions and medical research
* Constructing decisions
* constructing