Living Wills
We can assist you with the preparation of an Advance Decision (often referred to as a ‘Living Will’) to ensure that your wishes regarding the consent to, or the refusal of, medical treatment are followed where you have become unconscious or otherwise incapable of communicating your wishes.
Our fees
Fixed fees may be less than stated if the matter is very straightforward, but will be more than stated if the matter proves to be involved or complex. We will advise you of any such fee variation at the earliest available opportunity and before any additional fees are incurred.
All fees quoted above exclude any disbursements (i.e payments to others required to progress the matter), which you will be advised of separately at the earliest available opportunity.
You are completely free to refuse to undergo medical treatment even if, as a result, it brings about your death. However, you must have the mental capacity to make that decision. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 gives clear legal status to advance medical decisions, which means that health professionals must follow them, if they are valid and applicable to the specified treatment and circumstances.
It is important that an advance medical decision is well drafted so it is valid and applicable to the specified treatment and circumstances, and we can assist you with this. However, the document is not intended to be a substitute for discussion with medical staff and it is always recommended that you talk fully with your doctor about your treatment.