by Daniel Clark, 28th June 2024 I try not to see conspiracy behind the multiple transparency failures of the Court of Protection. The judicial system is busy and overstretched, and mistakes are (unfortunately) inevitable: links won’t be sent in time, listings won’t be always accurate, video links won’t always be set up. However, I mustContinue reading “Prohibitive Transparency Orders: Honest mistakes or weaponised incompetence? “
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Centenarian challenges deprivation of liberty – and judge manages transparency failings efficiently
Celia Kitzinger, 16 May 2024 There are more than 500 centenarians in Devon, and she’s one of them. Until September 2023, she lived at home with her daughter. Now she’s deprived of her liberty in a care home, where she’s been for around six months, following discharge from hospital after a fall. She wants toContinue reading “Centenarian challenges deprivation of liberty – and judge manages transparency failings efficiently”
Judge approves P’s conveyance (against his wishes) to a care home – and tells lawyers to “just stop!” routinely anonymising public bodies in draft Transparency Orders
by Daniel Clark, 22nd January 2024 It is not unusual for the Court of Protection to hear cases in which a “conveyance plan” needs to be approved. These are plans about how a protected party (P) will move from A to B and are an integral part of keeping P safe while also promoting her orContinue reading “Judge approves P’s conveyance (against his wishes) to a care home – and tells lawyers to “just stop!” routinely anonymising public bodies in draft Transparency Orders”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 