Pre-publication
Solicitor review checklist
These are the guidance pages that need a solicitor's sign-off before the app is published. Work through each page, tick it when you are satisfied it is accurate, and leave a note for anything that must change.
0 of 21 pages signed off. 10 critical pages still need review before publication.
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Core legal explanations
/start- Description of the court's jurisdiction under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Stated typical waiting times and urgent application routes
- Legal Aid eligibility summary (means and merits, s.21A exception)
/capacity-disagreement- Presumption of capacity and the decision- and time-specific test (ss.1–3 MCA)
- How and when a capacity assessment can properly be challenged
- Guidance on obtaining an independent expert opinion
/alternatives- LPA vs deputyship comparison accuracy
- Advance decisions, best-interests meetings and advocacy (IMCA) entitlements
- Pre-action protocol and ombudsman routes described correctly
/deputyship- Property & affairs vs health & welfare deputyship distinctions
- Current fees, forms and OPG supervision levels
Procedure and hearings
/forms- Correct form numbers, current GOV.UK links and who signs each part
- COP3 must be completed by a suitable professional assessor
- Nothing that amounts to completing a court form on the family's behalf as advice
/evidence- Statement of truth wording and format
- Guidance on exhibits, page numbering and hearsay
/bundle- Bundle structure, indexing and pagination against Practice Direction requirements
- Filing deadlines before a hearing
/courtroom- Out-of-hours and urgent application process (COP9/urgent applications)
- Interim orders and what the court can do on short notice
/appeals- 21-day appeal deadline, permission requirements and COP35
- Grounds of appeal wording; stays pending appeal
- Any case law cited is current and correctly summarised
/placement-change- Best-interests process on a proposed move
- DoLS / s.21A challenge route and RPR role
/deadlines- Default time limits used by the presets
- Warning to verify dates on the order
Letters, templates and tone
/emails- Nothing that could be read as a threat of proceedings without the pre-action protocol
- Records requests match UK GDPR / DPA 2018 subject access wording
/templates- Same checks as above across every starter template
/communication-examples- Safeguarding wording is factual and not defamatory
- Allegation phrasing stays evidence-based ('there is evidence that…')
/etiquette- Conduct guidance and 'not to do' warnings are accurate and proportionate
/disagree- IMCA role described correctly
- Escalation order is realistic
Legal notices and accessibility
/copyright- Not-legal-advice disclaimer is prominent and adequate
- Licence terms and limitation of liability are enforceable
/privacy- UK GDPR lawful bases, retention and data subject rights
- Cookie consent covers analytics correctly
/legal-help- Organisations listed still offer the service described
- Court details current
/easy-read- Simplified content is still legally accurate, not just simpler
/glossary- Definitions match statutory language
This checklist is an internal quality step. The app does not give legal advice and every page carries that disclaimer.