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Legal Education: Managing Consent and Capacity Issues

Part of the Osgoode Intensive Program in Wills and Estates 2021, Tuesday, March 9th

It's the fourth year that the Osgoode Intensive Program in Wills and Estates is being offered, and the fourth time Managing Partner Nimali Gamage will chair the session on Managing Consent and Capacity Issues.

Here are details about the session: 

Managing Consent and Capacity Issues in Wills and Estates Practice

March 9, 2021 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT

Chair: Nimali D. Gamage, Goddard Gamage LLP

Our faculty of experienced lawyers and medical experts will provide you with a unique combination of insight from both legal and medical perspectives. Over one evening, you will learn practical takeaway points and receive checklists that can be implemented immediately in your practice.

You will come away from this program more confident in your ability to handle difficult issues, such as:

• What are the red flags?

• Understanding your obligations to ask probing questions

• Assessing whether your client has capacity to give instructions

• When should you refuse to take the retainer?

• Understanding the Health Care Consent Act: Informed Consent and advance care planning 

 

There are still spots available, although space is limited. You can find more details about registration here: http://bit.ly/2NSXL4L