By Celia Kitzinger, 16th March 2025 Everybody makes mistakes sometimes. Even judges. Some mistakes can be inconsequential: a typo, a bit of grammar that doesn’t make sense, paragraphs wrongly numbered. I’m not complaining about mistakes like that, what someone on X described (in response to my complaints) as “dotting the ‘i’s and crossing the ‘t’s”.Continue reading “Correcting judicial mistakes: HHJ Robertshaw’s transparency order”
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Appointment of a Deputy – and some good news for transparency
By Georgina Baidoun, 16th July 2024 I was interested in this hearing (COP 13826049) before DJ Griffiths sitting at Exeter on 11th July 2024 because it was listed as concerning the appointment of a deputy for property and affairs. Before the hearing began I was surprised to find that the Transparency Order I was sent in advance ofContinue reading “Appointment of a Deputy – and some good news for transparency”
Judge approves P’s conveyance (against his wishes) to a care home – and tells lawyers to “just stop!” routinely anonymising public bodies in draft Transparency Orders
by Daniel Clark, 22nd January 2024 It is not unusual for the Court of Protection to hear cases in which a “conveyance plan” needs to be approved. These are plans about how a protected party (P) will move from A to B and are an integral part of keeping P safe while also promoting her orContinue reading “Judge approves P’s conveyance (against his wishes) to a care home – and tells lawyers to “just stop!” routinely anonymising public bodies in draft Transparency Orders”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 