Guidance for Virtual Assessments Do not be afraid of using this medium. Rather than viewing it as something that is […]

Capacity to marry – setting the threshold of understanding The recent case of Mundell v Name 1, 2019 EWCOP 50 […]

Implications of changes to LPS A recent article in ‘Pulse Today’ discusses the potential impact of the new Liberty Protection […]

Part 5 – Communication & Mental Capacity The final component of this series will address is that of ‘communicating a […]

Part 4 – Functional Test Use & Weigh The functional test within the 2 stage test of the Mental Capacity […]

Sub-contracting Mental Capacity Assessments There has been a recent emergence of organisations sub-contracting self-employed individuals to complete mental capacity assessments […]

Capacity to engage in social media and internet use The new judgement looking at capacity to engage in social media […]

Part 3 – Recall, Retain, Remember In the context of decision making and mental capacity assessments a person needs to […]

Equity Release and Mental Capacity Considerations As people live longer and want to maintain a certain lifestyle coupled with soaring […]

Part 2 – Understanding the Decision “Seek first to understand and then to be understood” (Dr Stephen Covey 2004) Understanding: […]