The donor appointed two attorneys, A and B, to act jointly and severally. He then imposed the following restriction: "If in the unlikely event of A and B not being wholly in agreement, B is to defer to the wishes of A." On the application of the Public Guardian the court severed the restriction as being incompatible with a joint and several appointment. [OPG summary - LPA case.]

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Summary from OPG website.

Title: Re Davies (an order of the Senior Judge made on 5 July 2010)

Heading: Severance of restrictions incompatible with a joint and several appointment

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Summary on OPG website