By Daniel Clark, 31st July 2025 In a speech at the start of June 2025, the Chair of the Transparency and Open Justice Board, Mr Justice Nicklin, remarked that, “we must also recognise that open justice is not self-executing. The principles of open justice must be upheld, on occasions nurtured, and — critically — seenContinue reading “Open justice isn’t self-executing and here’s the proof: A case that never appeared on the public list and backtracking on a Transparency Order”
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Contempt of court proceedings: Are they transparent?
By Celia Kitzinger, 9th March 2025 This is an expanded and updated version of part of the submission I made on behalf of the Open Justice Court of Protection Project to the Ministry of Justice Law Commission Consultation on contempt of court. I plan to publish the other parts of my submission in a separateContinue reading “Contempt of court proceedings: Are they transparent?”
Response to the Transparency and Open Justice Board proposed “key objectives”
By Celia Kitzinger, 3rd March 2025 The Transparency and Open Justice Board recently sought views on the Board’s proposed key objectives. The Board was created in April 2024 by the Lady Chief Justice, who said that it would “…set objectives for all Courts and Tribunals, focussing on timely and effective access in terms of listing, documents and publicContinue reading “Response to the Transparency and Open Justice Board proposed “key objectives””
Happy fourth birthday to the Open Justice Court of Protection Project
By the core team of the Open Justice Court of Protection Project, 15 June 2024 Four years ago today, on 15th June 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Celia Kitzinger (retired academic psychologist) and Gill Loomes-Quinn (disability scholar-activist) launched the Open Justice Court of Protection Project. It was born of our passionate belief that “publicityContinue reading “Happy fourth birthday to the Open Justice Court of Protection Project”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 