A recent case has highlighted the effectiveness of advance decisions and statements in ensuring an individual's wishes for their care and welfare are respected if they lose capacity.
Ann Stanyer, Partner and Head of the Private Client team at Wedlake Bell, explains in an article how they work and the implications of the case.
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This article was first published in the July 2014 edition of PS, the magazine of the Law Society's Private Client Section (www.lawsociety.org.uk/privateclient)
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