Capacity
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Assisted Decision Making – July 2022 Update
This is a short note of update on the Assisted Decision-Making Act. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (referred to here as…
Capacity, News
New era for Enduring Powers of Attorney
The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022 was published on the 30th of May 2002 and the Second Stage debates concluded in the Dail on…
Capacity, News
Update on the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
There has been a lot of developments recently in connection with the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. It is clear that sufficient funding has been…
Capacity, Probate
Reform of the Fair Deal Scheme
You might have heard recent media commentary on the changes to the fair deal scheme. The changes are set out in the Nursing Home Support…
Capacity, Probate, Tax
Help with the fair deal scheme
Life’s not fair. You know that. You are a solicitor! You’re supposed to be creaming it and working 10 – 4! However, the debate is…
Capacity
Consent issues and the rollout of the Covid vaccine
There has been a lot of talk and concern recently on the topic of consent and the Covid vaccine. So I just thought I would…
Capacity, Probate
Capacity issues and death certificates
I note that the President of the High Court has issued a second practice direction regarding the format of affidavits on mental capacity, but this…
Capacity, Probate
Interest on payment of Fair Deal charges in estates
You may well be familiar with the fact that repayment of HSE charges may be deferred by means of an application for the loan arrangement….
Capacity
Important tips for wardship cases
I recently had the pleasure of moving a Wardship application virtually. The High Court eventually came on circuit to Killorglin! Just a couple of pointers:…
Capacity
Advanced Healthcare Directives – Update
Yes, your capacity is limited, which got me thinking to issues regarding capacity and the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015. I happened to be looking…