“This is an account of a Court of Protection hearing before Mr Justice Hayden in the case of Re ‘D’ on Friday 19th June 2020. In it I aim to provide an insight into the hearing itself, and — as someone with a keen interest in the law but no legal qualifications — what it was like to observe…”
Tag Archives: Public Observer
Transparency Orders: Reflections from a Public Observer
“…it’s important when writing about hearings observed in the Court of Protection, to bear in mind not only the legal requirements of the Transparency Order, but also the likely impact of what is written on the people centrally involved in the case…”
Observing my First Court of Protection Hearing
“…This hearing demonstrated to me the way in which the Court of Protection can work very effectively to enable people’s voices to be heard…”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 