By George Palmer, 29th January 2024 I was very excited to learn that I could shadow Celia Kitzinger as an observer at a remote hearing (via cloud video platform) at 10 am on Friday 19th January 2024. I’m a third-year law student at the University of York intending to go into a career within ClinicalContinue reading “A disappointing failure of open justice: DJ OmoRegie says no”
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council named as “secret” body in restraint case
By Celia Kitzinger, 6th November 2023 I reported recently on a case in which both the judge and the family expressed concerns about the physical and chemical restraint of a learning-disabled autistic man (“Judge concerned about ‘restraint regime’ for learning-disabled man prohibits naming public body”). But I wasn’t allowed to name the responsible local authority. I am now allowed toContinue reading “Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council named as “secret” body in restraint case”
Judge concerned about “restraint regime” for learning-disabled man prohibits naming public body
By Celia Kitzinger, 29th October 2023 This is yet another case where a judge has signed off on reporting restrictions that prevent the naming of a public body, for reasons that are wholly unclear to me. Neither counsel nor the judge has – to my knowledge – suggested that identification of the local authority involvedContinue reading “Judge concerned about “restraint regime” for learning-disabled man prohibits naming public body”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 