Subjects:

Mental Health Law, Medical Law

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Procedure generally

3. When is receivership necessary?

4. The receiver

5. Application to appoint a receiver

6. Changing and ending the receivership

7. Duties of the receiver

Acting as a receiver - general administration

8. The welfare of the patient and matters not within the jurisdiction of the court

9. Payment to others - maintenance, allowances, gifts and debts

10. Investments

11. Litigation

12. Property matters

13. Trusts and trustees

14. Costs

15. Enduring powers of attorney and the Court of Protection

16. Dispositions of property

17. Foreign matters

Appendices: Statutory provisions

Forms and precedents

List of useful addresses and contacts.

This user-friendly handbook provides practical and detailed coverage of this increasingly significant topic. The new edition explains the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the latest information from the Public Guardianship Office. It also covers changes to fixed costs and recent case law.