Re Martin [2013] MHLO 21 (LPA)

The donor appointed two primary attorneys, A and B, to act jointly and severally, and three replacement attorneys, C, D and E. He included a valid provision to the effect that the D should replace B if B was unable to act, and then directed as follows: "In the event of my first attorney being unable to continue, E should act as Assistant to C (1st Replacement Attorney), and in the event of C being unable to continue, he should assume the power of Attorney." On the application of the Public Guardian this provision was severed because (applying Re Baldwin, above) the MCA does not permit a replacement attorney to be replaced, nor is it possible to direct an attorney or replacement attorney to act as assistant to another attorney or replacement attorney. [OPG summary - LPA case.]

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Summary from OPG section of Justice website.

Case title: Re Martin (an order of the Senior Judge made on 14 February 2013)

Listed under heading: Replacement for replacement attorney

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Summary on OPG section of Justice website . This is a link to an archived version of the web page (archived on 6/10/14).