Tag Archives: court listings

Feeling foolish and frustrated: How I failed to observe an RCJ hearing due to an uncorrected listing error

By Amanda Hill, 23rd March 2025 I was excited to be travelling to London to observe an in-person hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ) as part of my research with Cardiff University.   This would be my third time observing in person at the RCJ and I was beginning to feel as though I knewContinue reading “Feeling foolish and frustrated: How I failed to observe an RCJ hearing due to an uncorrected listing error”

Contempt of court proceedings: Are they transparent?

By Celia Kitzinger, 9th March 2025 This is an expanded and updated version of part of the submission I made on behalf of the Open Justice Court of Protection Project to the Ministry of Justice Law Commission Consultation on contempt of court. I plan to publish the other parts of my submission in a separateContinue reading “Contempt of court proceedings: Are they transparent?”

Our New Facebook Page!

As you know, a big part of our work is bringing together the various listings of hearings you can observe before the Court of Protection each day and making them accessible to members of the public who may want to observe the court in action. We rely heavily on social media to do this, andContinue reading “Our New Facebook Page!”

Happy Third Birthday to the Open Justice Court of Protection Project

By Celia Kitzinger, Gill Loomes-Quinn, Claire Martin and Kirsty Stuart, 15 June 2023 Three years ago today, on 15th June 2020, Celia and Gill launched the Open Justice Court of Protection Project, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It was born of our passionate belief that “publicity is the very soul of justice” at aContinue reading “Happy Third Birthday to the Open Justice Court of Protection Project”

‘No Entry’: A committal hearing at the RCJ

By Daniel Cloake, 10th June 2021 “It was on display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying ‘Beware of the Leopard.’” So reads the infamous line from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy to justify the assertion that the all-important plans hadContinue reading “‘No Entry’: A committal hearing at the RCJ”