by Kathy Salter | Jun 22, 2022
23-24 June The 13th Annual National Dementia Conference will bring together a host of leading experts to discuss best-practice strategies and initiatives for improving quality person-centred care across multiple settings, and will also detail the latest research,...
by Michael Perkins | Nov 20, 2021 | Elder abuse
In our experience, the mitigation of abusive conduct needs us, as a community, to move from passive Coping to active Caring at an earlier stage of the ageing of a person than is usually the case. It is not the role of the law to prevent abusive or coercive conduct....
by Michael Perkins | May 30, 2021 | Community of Practice
As part of our Community of Practice, Autonomy First Lawyers work closely with New Way to Stay, a new generation consultancy business for seniors that provides a streamlined approach to later-life planning and goal implementation. Client background The team at...
by Michael Perkins | Mar 15, 2021 | Autonomy Evaluation, Legal, Succession Planning (After Death), Wills
“Our mission is to support and safeguard the will and preference of our clients” – Michael Perkins We were contacted by a new client this week. His long-term family solicitor had refused to update his will because the client had recently been...
by Michael Perkins | Feb 16, 2021 | Medico-legal
What is the will and preference of a person under care? At the Autonomy First multidisciplinary Capacity and Capability Clinic, we often work with family members after a dementia diagnosis. Unfortunately, we see a number of cases where the affected person has been...
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