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~~~~2-19 SEPT

Mental Capacity Law Conferences will be held in seven New Zealand Centres during September 2019.

The conferences will be of interest to lawyers, health professionals and others working with people who may lack capacity to make certain decisions.

Every full paying registrant will receive a copy of the recently released treatise Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand – Iris Reuvecamp and John Dawson (eds) (July 2019).

Details about the conference programmes and how to register:

Wellington 2 Sept

Napier 3 Sept

Nelson 10 Sept

Christchurch 12 Sept

Dunedin 13 Sept

Hamilton 18 Sept

Auckland 19 Sept

Mental Capacity Law in New Zealand – written by 16 experts, from both legal and medical backgrounds, covers all major areas of the law of mental capacity in New Zealand (except criminal law). While the book is mainly aimed at judges, lawyers and law students, it will also be useful to all health professionals who deal with mental capacity issues as part of their practices.

Law Foundation funding of $3,553 contributed to workshops for authors writing the book