HHJ Godwin – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

British Sign Language, Capacity, and Transparency

By Celia Kitzinger, 5th December 2023 Matters exercising the judge in this hearing, on Tuesday 5th December 2023, were: This is the second hearing I’ve observed in this case (COP 12446297 before HHJ Godwin). I blogged about the previous hearing, in May 2023, here: P loses bungalow option due to assessment delays – and described it as “a thoroughly depressing hearing”. At this hearingContinue reading “British Sign Language, Capacity, and Transparency”

P loses bungalow option due to assessment delays

By Celia Kitzinger, 7 June 2023 This was a thoroughly depressing hearing. I asked to observe it (COP 12446297 before HHJ Godwin) without much idea of what it was about, simply because I had some time free and noticed a hearing in Wales – which we cover less than we should. Access to the cloudContinue reading “P loses bungalow option due to assessment delays”