By Celia Kitzinger, 25th March 2024 It was listed as a committal hearing – an application by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council to send “DB” to prison. It caught my eye because it wasn’t listed the way committal hearings are normally supposed to be. The Practice Direction for Committal for Contempt of Court specifies that the name ofContinue reading “Committal hearing: Struck out and dismissed for procedural defects”
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A court system creaking under its own weight: Transparency challenges
by Daniel Clark, 25th August 2023 Earlier this month (on Tuesday 16 August 2023), I was given an insight into the cracks spreading through the structure of the judicial system. This blog highlights those cracks, so that more people are aware of the pressure facing judges and, by extension, everybody else in the court system –Continue reading “A court system creaking under its own weight: Transparency challenges”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 