By Celia Kitzinger and Georgina Baidoun, 21st August 2024 (Updated 9th November after receiving response from HMCTS) On 1st February 2024 a member of the public, Georgina Baidoun, observed a hearing concerning an application by the Public Guardian to discharge an attorney. She was sent a Transparency Order prohibiting her from identifying “the OPG” (the Office of the PublicContinue reading “Prohibition on identifying Public Guardian is “mistake not conspiracy”, says Judge”
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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”
Capacity to consent to sexual relations: “I want my freedom back”
By Amanda Hill, formerly ‘Anna’ , 3rd September 2023 When I saw this case listed, I didn’t fully appreciate the complex issues it would cover, especially about the difficulties of ensuring that somebody who is used to going out independently can do so safely – and the role that technology might play. At the heart ofContinue reading “Capacity to consent to sexual relations: “I want my freedom back””
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 