By Amanda Hill, 23rd March 2025 I was excited to be travelling to London to observe an in-person hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ) as part of my research with Cardiff University. This would be my third time observing in person at the RCJ and I was beginning to feel as though I knewContinue reading “Feeling foolish and frustrated: How I failed to observe an RCJ hearing due to an uncorrected listing error”
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Application to appeal the finding that Andy Casey is dead
By Daniel Clark, 24 October 2023 Andy Casey was 24-years-old when he was punched in the head in a pub beer garden, and suffered a catastrophic brain injury and minor neck spinal fractures. He was admitted to a Neurointensive Care Unit, and began to receive organ support. Given his deteriorating condition, the hospital suspected thatContinue reading “Application to appeal the finding that Andy Casey is dead”
‘The horse has already bolted’: Transparency in a case of “brain-stem death”
By Celia Kitzinger, with Brian Farmer, 24 September 2023 On 9th July 2023, Andy Casey – then a healthy young man – was on a night out when he was assaulted in a pub garden. He was punched on the right side of his head and fell to the ground, with catastrophic injury to his brain. AnContinue reading “‘The horse has already bolted’: Transparency in a case of “brain-stem death””
Treatment delay: “My son has got disabilities but that doesn’t mean he’s a nobody”
Research has painted a troubling picture of the quality of healthcare people with a learning disability have received (or not received) over the course of the pandemic, exacerbating already high levels of health inequalities
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 