Publisher's Synopsis
This popular major work provides a detailed and authoritative guide to the enhanced jurisdiction with a similar style and format to The Family Court Practice and Civil Court Service. Written by a team of lawyers involved in the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Court of Protection Practice provides valuable procedural guidance for all judges hearing cases in the Court of Protection. As the jurisdiction evolves, it is also vital for practitioners to have up-to-date information in order to act efficiently and accurately for clients. NEW FOR 2015 PART I - All narrative chapters have been comprehensively updated PART II - Procedural guides updated throughout PARTS III-V - Up-to-date legislation (including Court of Protection Rules, new PD10AA for Deprivation of Liberty and relevant parts of the Civil Procedure Rules), with extensively revised commentary PART VII - The latest Deprivation of Liberty forms, which will appear in COPP Online as fillable PDFs (with the advantage that users can fill them in neatly, correct errors, save the forms and print multiple copies) PART VIII - New precedent orders, including Deprivation of Liberty Re X Model Order PART IX - The latest case-law, expertly summarised under topic headings PART X - Updated international questionnaires