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Lasting power of attorney
Whether you’d like to create a power of attorney to provide reassurance for the future, or you need to challenge an existing power of attorney, we can help. At Mansos Law we have in-depth knowledge of this specialist area and can answer any questions you may have.
Many people choose to create a lasting power of attorney (LPA) to provide protection should they be unable to make their own decisions in the future. Creating a power of attorney is a good way to ensure that your wishes will be respected in the future if you should ever be in a position due to illness or injury where you are unable to make your own decisions.
Sometimes you may not agree with the decisions that an attorney is making on behalf of a relative or loved one and you may wish to challenge them. If this is the case, we can provide the help and support you need. We’ll let you know if you can challenge the power of attorney and will guide you through the process. We can also help you appeal to the Court of Protection in order to make decisions on behalf of a relative.
If you’d like to find out more about power of attorney, contact one of our friendly, specialist solicitors on 0208 5324884. With our free initial assessment promise, you can easily get answers to your most urgent questions from an experienced legal expert before deciding what action to take next.
Expert legal advice you can rely on:
Mental health and capacity
When difficult (and often painful) decisions need to be made, thankfully you can turn to an experienced mental health solicitors to clarify how a person’s mental health problems can be approached with sympathy, dignity and practicality.
Advance decisions for medical treatment
Making an advance decision about medical treatment avoids any misunderstanding on what your wishes are when you can no longer communicate them - Masons Law can help you plan ahead.
Care after lost capacity
If you lose the ability to make decisions due to old age this can be difficult for relatives and loved ones. Masons Law can help you plan ahead for a time when you can no longer share what you think.
Compulsory treatment
A compulsory treatment order (CTO) is used by healthcare professionals to ensure that mental health patients receive the treatment they need - even when they’re unable to make their own decisions.
Court of Protection
When people are unable to make their own decisions because of a mental illness, other people may be required to make decisions on their behalf. Sometimes there may be disagreements surrounding these decisions and that is where the Court of Protection can help.
Deprivation of liberty
As a society, we have a duty to protect vulnerable people. This means that sometimes mental health patients may be detained in a care home or hospital under the Mental Health Act, in order to safeguard their wellbeing. Because they have not chosen to be in the home - or may object to being there - the patient is said to have been ‘deprived of their liberty’.
Detention/sectioning
Under the Mental Health Act, vulnerable people can be detained in hospital if it is felt that this is necessary in order to protect their own health or the safety of others. If you, or a loved one, have been sectioned or are facing detention, it can be a distressing time. At Masons Law we’re here to make the process easier by providing the advice and guidance you need.
Lasting power of attorney
Whether you’d like to create a power of attorney to provide reassurance for the future, or you need to challenge an existing power of attorney, we can help. At Masons Law we have in-depth knowledge of this specialist area and can answer any questions you may have.