Approximately 120 cases are brought before The Court of Protection each year for it to decide on the effectiveness of provisions included within Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs).

LPAs are extremely powerful documents, giving individuals or "Attorneys" the right to make decisions on a donor's behalf, both in relation to the donor's finances and also his/her health and welfare. An LPA must be registered with the Office of the Public Guardian ("OPG") before it is effective and the OPG will carefully consider the contents of an LPA before it is succe...