(Court of Protection) The donor executed a document purporting to appoint his wife to be his attorney, with an alternative. The document was based on a published precedent. The Public Guardian (PG) thought this provision of an alternative invalid.
Held: The Act required the use of the form set out, but then allowed variations to it which did not contradict any provision of the Act, and did allow successive attorneyships. The PG said that paragraph 20 required any multiple appointment to be either joint or joint and several. Such appointments were not in fact prohibited, and would give rise to no greater complexity than might arise through the use of multiple and successive deeds which were clearly allowed. The Act should be construed so as to allow people to make the arrangements they felt suitable and without creating technical traps for them. The power was valid.
Lewison J
[2009] EWHC 436 (Ch)
Bailii
Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985, Enduring Powers of Attorney (Prescribed Form) Regulations 1990
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Scottish and Newcastle Plc v Raguz HL 29-Oct-2008
The lease had been assigned by the claimant to the defendant and on again to a tenant who became insolvent. The landlord had recovered sums said to be due from the claimant who now sought an indemnity from the defendant. The defendant said that the . .
Cited – X v Y, Z sub nom In re E (Enduring power of attorney) ChD 18-Feb-2000
The application was an appeal against an order registering an enduring power of attorney. The appeal from Master Lush was by way of rehearing. The donor had executed two powers. The second was invalid, and the donees of the first power sought to . .
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Agency, Health
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.317986