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UNDERSTaNDINg CaPaCITy 8 lAw living life PUZZle As lawyers, we are required to meet with you and take your instructions in order to help you complete the particular legal task you are planning. Sometimes when we do this, we need to take a little extra time to consider your mental capacity to make decisions. Mental capacity is a client’s capacity to make a decision. Decision making requires that a client: • understands the decision they are having to make • can discuss with us the possible options available to them in a way that shows they appreciate the risk and or benefit of those options • understands the impact that a decision, or the lack of a decision, may have on them or their loved ones • is able to articulate and discuss all of the above with us. It is important to note that the level of capacity required isn’t the same in every situation. For example, to make a Will, the legal test is whether the client knows they are making a Will and the effect of doing so, whether they understand the extent of the assets they are dealing with, whether they comprehend the moral claims which they ought to give effect to, and finally whether they are free of any disorders of the mind that could distort their decisionmaking. However, when giving instructions to complete Enduring Powers of Attorney, the test is lower and is satisfied if a client understands the broad consequences of granting an enduring power of attorney and can process the relevant information and appreciate the nature and effect of the power they are giving. Having these discussions with our clients is difficult. It can be very confronting, both for our clients and for us. In a worst case scenario, our clients can be very offended by us questioning their capacity. This is not our intention. Our intention is to ensure that the legal outcome our clients have set out to achieve, has the best possible opportunity to succeed. We are aware that if there is a likelihood that our client’s decision might be challenged, one of the first questions that may be raised is whether our client had the capacity required to make the decision in the first place. The best way of mitigating this risk is to undertake a capacity assessment prior to completing your legal work with your health professional. It is best that the assessment be scheduled as close as possible to the appointment to complete the legal work required. At Harmans we have a specialist seniors team to help you through the process of setting up your legal deeds and dealing with any queries you may have. Contact Phillipa Shaw on 352-2293 to arrange an appointment to discuss your situation. ExERCISE THE MIND SUDOkU - EaSy SUDOkU - MEDIUM QUICk CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS ON PagE 10 aCROSS 1 Style of art associated with Picasso (6) 4 Former name of Iran (6) 8 Hangman’s loop (5) 9 Lone player (7) 10 In name only (7) DOWN 1 Doglike (6) 2 Embarrassing mistake (7) 3 Gloss (5) 5 Oval shape (7) 6 Unpleasant smell (5) 11 Card game for gamblers (5) 12 Receiver (9) 17 Inheritors (5) 19 Piffle (7) 21 Credit (7) 22 Snapshot (5) 23 Edible nut (6) 24 Flaw (6) 7 Thespians (6) 9 Potassium nitrate (9) 13 Water tank (7) 14 Immature toad or frog (7) 15 Irrational fear (6) 16 Pious (6) 18 Muslim religion (5) 20 Fruit (5)
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