Our attendance at the Sydney Disability Expo on the 4th of December has highlighted to us that a number of organisations have clients who have questions and require advice about representation and decision making. As a result, we have offered free drop in consultation...
The eight practices and procedures here are a practical guide for effective signature and witnessing of documents affecting in particular the health, wealth and wellbeing of individuals and their families. In 2020 four escalating developments require greater care: (1) pandemic social distancing, (2) signature and witnessing over audiovisual media, (3) virtual meetings, and (4) remote collaborative computing. For difficult or complex cases Autonomy First Lawyer’s Capacity & Capability Clinic at MQ Health can help.
The Capacity & Capability Clinic delivers a blended service, an early evaluation and report about a person’s capacity and capability in the context of a particular decision, document, situation or concern. This responds to growing social and legal needs in Australia’s ageing society.
Dr Jane Lonie, Clinical Neuropsychologist Consideration of a client's cognitive capacity for decision making extends beyond a conversation with a client to query the client's conversational skill. Awareness of questions to ask and records to make to go beyond that...
What must all competent professionals know about mild cognitive impairment? Recent research indicates about one in three people between the ages of 50 and 80 are likely to be affected by mild cognitive impairment ("MCI"). For professionals and businesses these are...
FACT 1: For some years disputes over wills and estates are the most frequent type of litigation in the Superior Court of New South Wales. Litigants commonly question the cognitive capacity of the will maker aiming to change situations or split wealth differently. This...