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Butterworths New Law Guide Mental Capacity Act 2005

Name: Butterworths New Law Guide
Brand: LexisNexis U.K.
SKU: 9781405725422
Price: 652.18 HKD
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Author: Aswini Weereratne; Sally Hatfield; Ulele Burnham; Alison Gerry
ISBN: 9781405725422

Edited by Aswini Weereratne · Sally Hatfield · Ulele Burnham · Alison Gerry

LexisNexis U.K. May 2008

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781405725422
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
Publication: May 2008
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This latest addition to the popular Butterworths New Law Guide series provides a succinct analysis of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 including the full text of the Act.

It explains in detail key concepts of the new legislation and implication for practitioners, whilst identifying areas of potential difficulty and providing guidance in relation to particularly controversial areas of the Act.

Written by experts in the field, the book also answers common questions relating to capacity and provides practice points to ensure full guidance on the new law.

1. Introduction;
2. Capacity and Best Interests;
3. Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment;
4. Acts Connected with Care or Treatment and Restraint: Limitations on Civil and Criminal Liability;
5. Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA);
6. Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA);
7. Social Welfare Decisions including Guardianship and Community Care;
8. Medical Care;
9. Deprivation of Liberty: the Bournewood Safeguards;
10. The Court of Protection;
11. Court Deputies;
12. Public Guardian; Court of Protection Visitors;
13. Medical Research;
14. Personal Information: Access and Disclosure;
15. General Litigation;
16. The Relationship Between the MCA 2005 and the MHA 1983;
17. Human Rights Standards: Domestic and International;
18. Mental Capacity and Specific Practice Areas;
Appendices:
Appendix 1 - The Mental Capacity Act 2005;
Appendix 2 - All legislation amended by the Mental Capacity Act 2005;
Appendix 3 - The Mental Capacity Act 2005 - Code of Practice;
Appendix 4 - Statutory Instruments