advance decision to refuse treatment – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

Authenticity of a “Living Will”

None of us would want our loved ones to be placed (like AB’s fiancee) in the position of having to defend the authenticity of our written documents after we’ve lost capacity. We want to produce documents that are sufficiently robust to avoid this kind of challenge

A day in the life of a court observer: The high cost of open justice

By Celia Kitzinger, 29th July 2025 The aim of this blog is to promote a more realistic understanding, both for would-be observers and for court staff, lawyers and judges, of what it takes to observe (remote) court hearings. I want to make visible how much time and energy it takes – not only for meContinue reading “A day in the life of a court observer: The high cost of open justice”

Preparing for possible future lack of capacity: My advance decision to refuse treatment and the case before Poole J

By Claire Martin, 13th June 2025 Le soleil ni la mort ne se peuvent regarder en face. You cannot stare straight into the face of the sun, or death. François de La Rochefoucauld, Maxim 26 Over the course of the last year or so, I’ve been thinking about what provisions I want to put inContinue reading “Preparing for possible future lack of capacity: My advance decision to refuse treatment and the case before Poole J”