In 2022, I applied for a statutory will on behalf of my sister, Polly Kitzinger, who has an acquired brain injury dating from a car crash back in 2009. It was a simple and uncontested case. The judge decided it on the papers, without a hearing.
Tag Archives: DJ Ellington
When parties don’t appear in court and judge goes ahead anyway: Appointing a professional deputy
By Georgina Baidoun, 4th October 2024 At 10.30am on 25 September 2024 I watched a hearing before DJ Ellington at First Avenue House, listed as below. Although listed as ‘in-person attended’, as with several other recent hearings, I had no difficulty in obtaining a link to observe remotely. It was a directions hearing concerning theContinue reading “When parties don’t appear in court and judge goes ahead anyway: Appointing a professional deputy”
Daughter’s home in jeopardy when mother dies and father lacks capacity
By Georgina Baidoun, 4th July 2024 This case caught my attention because it was listed (see below) as concerning “authorising a gift or settlement of property” – and it turned out to be a substantial gift (a house). My request to observe the 11.00am hearing (COP 13569463) before DJ Ellington was answered with a linkContinue reading “Daughter’s home in jeopardy when mother dies and father lacks capacity”
The Public Guardian, Gifts and Attorneys
By Georgina Baidoun, 10 June 2024 My interest in observing COP cases is limited to cases involving attorneys and deputies, and these are usually about property and financial affairs. There are few of them to observe and they are increasingly listed as being ‘in person’, which makes it hard for me to attend. I was thereforeContinue reading “The Public Guardian, Gifts and Attorneys”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 