What the solicitor can do is prepare for scenarios where Dr's "best intetests" opinions differ from the family's understanding of what the person would want. That is all.
And again, only if the disagreement is Drs wanting to treat and family saying no. Not the other way around.
You can refuse to consent to treatment. (Or decline it on behalf of someone you have health power of attorney for). But you can't demand to BE treated (or have your relative resuscitated) if doctors don't deem it to be medically justified.
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