Power of Attorney Articles

Types of Power of Attorney

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | 17 November 2025 | Information, Power of Attorney | 0 Comments

A Power of Attorney is a legal document that is given by the 'donor' to the attorney so the attorney can make decisions on their behalf. The attorney can make decisions on the donor's behalf when the donor can't or doesn't want to. The Lasting Power of Attorney is...

General Guide to Mental Capacity

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | Dec 14, 2024 | General guidance, Mental capacity, Power of Attorney

Mental capacity refers to a person's ability to be able to make decisions for themselves. It involves being able to...

Choosing your Power of Attorney: who do you trust?

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | Jul 6, 2024 | Attorney, Donor, Power of Attorney

When choosing your Power of Attorney, you may be thinking of the same person for both a Lasting Power of Attorney...

Lasting Power of Attorney: Acting as an attorney

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | Apr 12, 2024 | Information, Lasting Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney

Being an attorney under a Power of Attorney involves a great deal of power and responsibility. So, it is extremely important that the attorney is trustworthy and understands what acting as an attorney entails. The attorney is governed by the Office of the Public...

Lacking mental capacity and the Mental Capacity Assessment

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | Mar 23, 2024 | Mental capacity, Power of Attorney

Your mental capacity is vital to whether you can make decisions or not. It will make the difference, for example, between whether you can even appoint your own Attorney. If you are lacking mental capacity and haven't appointed an attorney, it will be too late as a...

Get digital: Powers of Attorney Act 2023 gets the green light

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | Sep 19, 2023 | Lasting Power of Attorney, News, Office of the Public Guardian, Power of Attorney

Today the new Powers of Attorney Act 2023 received Royal Assent. This will create new safeguards to protect against fraud and abuse and digitalisation will improve processing time and reduce human error. The Powers of Attorney Act fires the starting gun on bringing...

Four out of five adults have no Power of Attorney

by Rebecca Seeley Harris | Feb 6, 2023 | News, Power of Attorney

According to a survey by Canada Life, four out of five adults in the UK don't have a Power of Attorney and registrations have dropped by 26.5 per cent. With the Government set to modernise the Lasting Power of Attorney, it's time that adults with no Power of Attorney...