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| (Webinar via Zoom) Mental and Testamentary Capacity: The Law and Practice |
| Date: |
9 May 2024 (Thursday) |
| Time: |
2:30pm - 5:45pm |
| Level: |
I (Intermediate)
For delegates who have prior knowledge of the subject area |
| Language: |
English |
| Fee: |
HK$ 1,850 |
| Accreditation: |
3 CPD pts (Accredited by The Law Society of Hong Kong) |
| Ref: |
L24OT13 |
| Venue: |
Webinar Course
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Presenter's Biography:
Dr. Gabriel Hung is a psychiatrist in private practice and also a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong (not currently practicing).
He is an Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Hong Kong and serves as a member of the Mental Health Committee of the Law Society. He was previously a member of the Guardianship Board from 2017-2023.
He has a wide clinical practice with an emphasis on medico-legal issues. He has a particular interest in mental capacity and has given expert evidence in contentious cases.
Sarina is a consultant of RKS specializing in wills and probate, trust, mental health law and related applications and estate administration and litigation.
Prior to entering the legal industry, Sarina headed the Department of Probate Services in a well-established and reputable trust and banking corporation in Hong Kong and had accumulated over 10 years of experience there as a trust and estate practitioner. She led her team to involve in major trust and probate administrations and was well trusted by her peers and her clients as being professional, passionate, and strategic. In 2018, she made a big career move to be qualified as a lawyer. She was trained in an international law firm specializing in private clients, and stayed there for a year before moving to RKS.
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Outline:
- General principles of mental capacity
- Test for mental capacity
- Assessing financial capacity
- Enduring power of attorney
- Proposed legislation on Continuing power of attorney
- Assessing testamentary capacity
- Guardianship orders
- Issues that arise with mental incapacitation in relation to financial matters
- The law relating to the management of property and affairs of a MIP under Part II MHO;
- The law relating to the Guardianship Board;
- Differences between Committeeship and Guardianship, and when are they necessary
- The law relating to enduring powers of attorney; and
- Recent updates in the law relating to testamentary capacity including CACV 177/2017
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Others |
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