ON-DEMAND: How to Navigate the Legal Complexities when Supporting Clients with Dementia

These sessions will address some of the challenges within the law when helping clients with dementia with legal services so that you can feel confident in supporting their needs and ensuring you are compliant with your professional obligations.

It will dispense some of the popular myths surrounding the illness and consider how we can communicate better with clients who have dementia by asking the right questions.

You will learn practical tips to take away and implement into your day-to-day work

By the end of these sessions you will be able to:

• Understand what dementia is
• Demonstrate how to meet the needs of vulnerable clients and support clients with dementia, as well as their families
• Manage conflicts of interest and identify who your client is
• Navigate the rules surrounding access and rights to personal information
• Understand the circumstances when access and disclosure of an incapacitated person’s will is permitted
• Recognise when it is the right time to register an Enduring Power of Attorney

Extensive notes will be provided and time will be set aside for delegate questions

Please note, the course fee is per person.

All sessions are recorded and available on demand if you are unable to join live. Please book your place and the recording will be circulated 48 hours after the live session to review on-demand.

Dates:

• This session has passed, if you would like to access the recording on demand, please BOOK NOW

Who Should Attend

• All practitioners

Level

• Beginner and Intermediate

Speaker

Scott Walker – Consultant Private Client Solicitor at Richard Nelson LLP

Scott is a solicitor and Visiting Lecturer at the University of Law specialising in Wills, Probate, Trusts, Tax, Court of Protection and Vulnerable Client matters. He has been involved in the area of Wills and Probate since 2007 and qualified as a solicitor in 2013. He is also a full accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly (currently rebranding to the Association of Lifetime Lawyers) as well as an Associate Member of the Professional Speaking Association.

Scott’s other work includes webinars and training within Private Client Law for a number of institutions throughout the UK.