Re McGregor (2011) COP 16/11/11

The donor appointed attorneys to act jointly in some matters and jointly and severally in others, and directed as follows: "Jointly - decisions on sale of house. Decisions on type of care received if no longer able to stay in own home. Severally - financial matters regarding bank accounts and general cash flow." On the application of the Public Guardian the words "decisions on sale of house" and "Severally - financial matters regarding bank accounts and general cash flow" were severed because they purported to give Health and Welfare attorneys authority to make decisions regarding the donor's property and financial affairs. (The result would be that, by implication, the attorneys would be able to decide jointly and severally all matters other than the type of care the donor would receive if no longer able to stay in his own home.) [OPG summary - LPA case.]

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Summary from OPG section of Justice website.

Title: Re McGregor (an order of the Senior Judge made on 16 November 2011)

Heading: Severance of restrictions incompatible with a Health and Welfare LPA

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 This is a link to an archived version of the web page (archived on 6/10/14).