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.
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A court hearing and 23 visits from 16 officials: Family doubt that ‘Deprivation of liberty’ is working in the public interest
By Sandra and Joe Preston, 7th August 2025 In February 2025, we found ourselves stepping into the Court of Protection for the very first time, as relatives of a Protected Party (P). We returned there in June for the second and final hearing, and although we came away with a positive outcome, it had takenContinue reading “A court hearing and 23 visits from 16 officials: Family doubt that ‘Deprivation of liberty’ is working in the public interest “
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 