Enduring Powers of Attorney
Legislation
- Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 – Part 7: Enduring Powers of Attorney
Books
- ‘Chapter 6: Enduring Powers of Attorney’ in Emma Slattery, The Assisted Decision-Making Handbook.(1st edn, Bloomsbury Professional 2024)
- ‘Chapter 17: Enduring Powers of Attorney’ in Christopher Lehane, Succession Law (1st edn, Bloomsbury Professional 2022) *available as an eBook from the library via VLE Books
Irish Journal Articles
Aine Hynes, ‘How did we get here and where do we go now?’ Summer (2024) Issue 100 The Parchment Magazine 8-11.
Law Society Practice Notes and news
- Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA) 22 November 2025
- Enduring Powers of Attorney 15 February 2024
- Changes to Enduring Power of Attorney 22 June 2023
- Practice Note on Enduring Powers of Attorney 22 May 2023
- Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015 27 March 2023
Decision Support Service
- Decision Support Service Forms (sample forms only - registration must be done via the DSS online portal)
- Steps for DSS guidance on creation and registration of an EPA
- MyDSS online Portal Help | Decision Support Service (A step-by-step guide to using the MyDSS portal to make an application to register an EPA)
- DSS Code of Practice for Legal Practitioners (see section 2.6 on Enduring Powers of Attorney)
Law Society press releases
- No cause for celebration in the performance of the Decision Support Service, according to Law Society 31 March 2025
- Law Society calls on Minister to intervene to save new Decision Support Service from failure 16 July 2024
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