By Pippa Arnold, 1 August 2023 I am an aspiring barrister with an interest in the Court of Protection (COP), particularly cases relating to medical treatment. My interest stems from a medical law module I studied at university, which led me to undertaking a Masters at the end of the Bar Course. For this, I choseContinue reading “Application to continue an injunction forbidding P’s son from obstructing health and social care staff”
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‘Last chance saloon’: One more attempt at kidney dialysis or a move to palliative care?
By Celia Kitzinger, 25 May 2023 The person at the centre of this case (CG) is in his fifties with end stage kidney disease. He’s been having kidney treatment since 2014 and dialysis since around 2016. In January 2022 he suffered a hypoglycaemic brain injury, likely precipitated by self-neglect and poor management of his diabetes. He’s currently in aContinue reading “‘Last chance saloon’: One more attempt at kidney dialysis or a move to palliative care?”
Capacity to litigate: A young woman with anorexia nervosa
By Celia Kitzinger, 28th February 2023 UPDATE: There are three published judgments here: Z NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v Patricia & Ors; In the Matter of Patricia; Re Patricia The white leopard – also known as the ‘snow leopard’ – is rare and elusive. There are no more than six or seven thousand left in theContinue reading “Capacity to litigate: A young woman with anorexia nervosa”
The silent courtroom: A hearing without sound – and why transparency matters
By Celia Kitzinger, 26th February 2023 On Wednesday 22 February 2023, I watched two and a half hours of a hearing before Mr Justice Moor in the Royal Courts of Justice – without any sound, because Cloud Video Platform was malfunctioning. Cloud Video Platform (CVP) often malfunctions. I’ve heard lots of judges complain about it during courtContinue reading “The silent courtroom: A hearing without sound – and why transparency matters”
When doctors are not willing to offer treatments
By Celia Kitzinger, 13th March 2022 This was an unusual hearing because of its focus on a treatment (clinically assisted nutrition) that doctors were not willing to offer. By the day of the hearing, the person at the centre of this case (P) had not received nutrition for 10 days, ever since his nasogastric (NG) tubeContinue reading “When doctors are not willing to offer treatments”
Elective caesarean in her best interests
Despite guidance concerning applications for court-sanctioned interventions in childbirth, it’s common for cases to come before the court (as here) where women are within 4 weeks of their expected delivery, and judges regularly express concern that they are having to make decisions about childbirth for women close to (or even after) their due dates.
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 