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The court set out a checklist for deciding whether a patient’s compensation award should be invested out of court via an Enduring Power of Attorney.
JG, Re Application To Register An Enduring Power Of Attorney [2026] NIFam 9 (13 April 2026)
The High Court of Northern Ireland allowed an appeal, holding JG had capacity to execute an enduring power of attorney and that registration did not require a best interests test.
AB v Watson & Anor (In the Matter of a Patient) [2024] NICA 76 (29 November 2024)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed AB’s appeal against refusal to reinstate him as attorney for his mother, finding his spending was not justified under the EPA.
AB v Watson & Anor [2024] NIFam 7 (19 July 2024)
The High Court dismissed AB’s appeal against refusal to reinstate him as attorney for his mother, holding he remained unsuitable after misuse of her funds.
A Son v A Daughter [2021] NIFam 40 (30 September 2021)
The High Court upheld a Master’s post-registration directions on an enduring power of attorney, holding an emailed objection had to be treated as an application to cancel registration.
NS (No 2) (Enduring Power of Attorney: Inherent Jurisdiction) [2017] NIFam 3 (10 February 2017)
The court dismissed an EPA appeal and granted declaratory relief allowing NS to remain in residential care, with annual review safeguards.
NS (Inherent jurisdiction: patient: liberty: medical treatment) [2016] NIFam 9 (14 October 2016)
The High Court held that an elderly woman lacked capacity to decide on residence and treatment, approved ongoing deprivation of liberty safeguards, and let the existing care order stand.
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