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Adult Incapacity [192950]

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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 Contents: * 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
Author:  Ward, Adrian
Date Published:  24 April 2003
Document Type:  Books
Format:  Hardback
ISBN:  0414014723
ISBN13:  9780414014725
Pages:  624
Publisher:  Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
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