mental capacity

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Courts take questions of mental capacity and allegations of self-dealing by a fiduciary very seriously.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Neil Allen, an independent barrister, told the BBC it was "very unusual" for an adult with full mental capacity to be moved to a residential home against their will as it was "totally unlawful".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The early word is that the drivers who have most spare mental capacity when driving - the likes of Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso, for example - will have an advantage as a result.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

A general power of attorney expires when the principal has lost mental capacity and is usually limited to certain legal or financial transactions.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

At 29,028 feet up in the troposphere, so little oxygen was reaching my brain that my mental capacity was that of a slow child.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer