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Trusts & Trustees 2008 14(6):441-442; doi:10.1093/tandt/ttn057
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Book Review

Blackstone's Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Jane Evans-Gordon, Barrister, New Square Chambers*

Correspondence: *Jane Evans-Gordon, Barrister, New Square Chambers, Email: jane.evansgordon@newsquarechambers.co.uk; New Square Chambers, 12 New Square, Lincoln's; Inn, London, WC2A 3SW.

Blackstone's; Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005, 18th
By Professor Peter Bartlett, Feb 2008, Oxford University Press. Price: £39.95, ISBN: 978-0-19-923904-7

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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (‘the Act’) has made significant, almost revolutionary, changes to the nature of, way in which, and by whom, decisions are made for those lacking the capacity to do it themselves. The Act, which came fully into force on 1 October 2007, replaces Enduring Powers of Attorney1 with Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs); these, for the first time, enable donors to make binding decisions about their future care and welfare as well as the management of their financial affairs. We now have a statutory definition of capacity and best interests together with provisions for consultation with nominated persons. The Act enables donors to decide what medical treatment should be given to them in the future, such . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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