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	The test of capacity to retain legal counsel lacks a defining court case. Capacity is presumed unless circumstances indicate otherwise, and the capacity to retain (and instruct) legal counsel is strongly linked to the matter for which the legal counsel is being retained. Law students may wish to consider the standards for dealing with individuals with diminished capacity set out in the ''Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia''.		The test of capacity to retain legal counsel lacks a defining court case. Capacity is presumed unless circumstances indicate otherwise, and the capacity to retain (and instruct) legal counsel is strongly linked to the matter for which the legal counsel is being retained. Law students may wish to consider the standards for dealing with individuals with diminished capacity set out in the ''Code of Professional Conduct for British Columbia''.


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