Court of Protection

The Daily Mail, despite its blatant exaggerations, mistruths and sensationalism, is in fact a brilliant journalistic paper. It has a huge readership and as such can draw a large amount of attention to important issues.

One such case is the Mail on Sunday's article regarding the Court of Protection, which I discovered via Old Holborn's post on the matter.

From wikipedia:

"The Court of Protection in English law is a Superior Court of Record created under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It has jurisdiction over the property, financial affairs and personal welfare of people who lack mental capacity to make decisions for themselves. Among its various roles the Court of Protection is responsible for determining disputes as to the registration of Enduring Powers of Attorney, and Lasting Powers of Attorney, appointing new trustees, authorising certain gifts and making statutory wills. Examples of personal welfare issues determined by the court are decisions about where protected persons live, who they see and how they are cared for."

It seems that this court has been the cause of much pain and suffering to many people, and it is another example of somewhat unnecessary intrusion into our lives.