20 Feb 2004
DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE v. OFFICIAL SOLICITOR
- Citation
- DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE v. OFFICIAL SOLICITOR
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP44/2004
The court must observe the two-stage statutory scheme in Part II: give directions under Section 7 (which may be dealt with ex parte on papers), require notice under Section 8 and then hold the inquiry under Section 10; therefore the first call-over cannot be treated as the inquiry, the alleged incapacitated person and the intended committee/Official Solicitor need not be joined as parties, Order 80 guardian ad litem process is inapt, service cannot be dispensed with though substituted service may be ordered when personal service is ineffectual, and the court may dispense with doctors' attenda…