Mental Capacity and Attorneyship

Our Private Wealth Group has vast experience assisting individuals and their families, investment advisors, financial services providers and trustees in dealing with the implications of reduced or impaired mental capacity.

The Group works closely with other professionals, including medical experts, to provide holistic support with a view to ensuring that the needs and interests of vulnerable individuals are protected. We regularly advise on the creation of the following:

general powers of attorney;
registration of enduring powers of attorney under the Powers of Attorney Act 1996;
enduring powers of attorney under the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015;
advance healthcare directives;
decision making assistance agreements;
co-decision making agreements;
decision making representative orders;
special trusts for permanently incapacitated individuals and applicable tax reliefs.