This area covers how health and care choices are made for adults who may lack capacity to decide for themselves, including lasting power of attorney for health and welfare and advance decisions about treatment. A solicitor helps clients prepare and challenge arrangements that govern medical care, assess capacity, and navigate the approvals needed to make or oppose treatment on someone’s behalf. It also covers the roles of family, carers, and health professionals in planning and safeguarding decision-making for dependent adults.
Why this work is usually handled by a solicitor
Solicitors advise on the creation and interpretation of advance decisions and lasting powers of attorney for health and welfare, review capacities assessments, and oversee the proper use of regulatory protections such as professional accountability, safeguarding, and medical consent processes to reduce risk of unlawful or inappropriate treatment.
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