In this article, Zacharias Micallef discusses the definition of mental capacity under the Mental Health Act as the ability and competence to make independent decisions and assume responsibility of oneself. Whilst this definition does not outline the inabilities related to mental incapacity, it aids to distinguish mental incapacity from mental illness, and thus, indirectly expresses […]

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Law of Succession: Capacity of the Testator to Make a Will

  • Natalino Caruana De Brincat
  • 31/08/2015
  • 18 min read

This article will shed light on the capacity to make a will under the Maltese Law of Succession. The author shall be delving into the salient principles of the law, along with an understanding of its interpretation by the courts. Natalino Caruana De Brincat, ‘Law of Succession: Capacity of the Testator to Make a Will’ […]

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