UK:
Advance Statements: Not Just A Healthcare Issue
02 June 2014
Wedlake Bell
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Many people are rightly concerned about being able to control
the medical care they will receive if they lose capacity later in
life, and how they will be cared for generally.
It is possible to pre-empt any problems by making an advance
directive or statement setting out your specific wishes in these
areas. If validly made, such documents are proven to be effective
in making sure that your wishes are implemented at the relevant
time, as if you had been able to express those wishes for yourself.
A recent case, RGB v Cwm Taf Health Board and Ors [2013] EWHC B23
(COP), highlights this in relation to advance statements in
particular.
In this article first published in the Solicitors Journal (http://www.solicitorsjournal.com), Ann
Stanyer, partner and Head of Private Client at Wedlake
Bell, discusses the case and the importance of advance statements
and directives as part of your estate planning for later years.
"Advance Statements are not just a healthcare issue"
– article in the Solicitors Journal (29 April
2014)
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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