mental capacity

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Northern Ireland's health minister now has the legal power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards code of practice, which oversees care arrangements for people without sufficient mental capacity.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

However, the ambulance crew thought that Parker "had mental capacity", the court was told.

From BBC • May 22, 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