Elderly People and the Law

This book, acclaimed in its first edition, is thoroughly revised and updated by its author the leading speaker on UK disability issues and now Deputy Master of the Court of Protection to consider major UK legislation, including the Human Rights Act 1998, the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Care Standards Act 2000, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, as well as more than 10 years of case law. All relevant areas of UK law are covered, including family, housing, community care, residential care, health care, financial matters, challenging the authorities, and death. No other guide addresses the subject so completely and with such an experienced, practical, and sympathetic approach to UK legal and welfare issues relating to older people.Ashton, Gordon R. is the author of 'Elderly People and the Law', published 1994 under ISBN 9780406022752 and ISBN 0406022755.