“…I’m glad that I took the time to do this observation, even if I didn’t observe as much of the court’s process as I had expected. I think I’m more aware now of what to expect if I ever had to be in the court myself. It was time well spent..”
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Lived Experience and Professional Expertise as a Lawyer in the Court of Protection
“…We are not faceless, and any one of us could become involved as the subject of, or family member to a person subject to Court of Protection proceedings…”
A Tale of Two Sisters
“…The case revealed a welcome input of pragmatism from a judge who saw that what was being sought by the respondent in this case wasn’t quite what the law was designed to address….”
A Basic Guide to the Court of Protection
“… there is a difference between open justice and comprehensible justice. It is one thing for people to be able to come to court (whether in person or, at present, largely remotely) and another for them to be able to follow what is going on there…”
Till death do us depart…
“I said when I married you… I said till death do us depart, I said and that’s the way I want it because at the end of the day we shouldn’t have other people interfering and stopping us from having that privilege and that’s what I’d like…”
Older People and Decision-Making in the Court of Protection – View from a Psychologist
“…Even though we are only present as observers at the actual hearings, we can be part of a reciprocal dialogue and collaboration between ‘law’ and ‘care’ with blogs such as these and the work of Open Justice Court of Protection – and that must be ‘good thing’!…”
Observing Court Hearings – Valuable Training for Solicitors
“… Whilst it is important to read the Judgment afterwards, it is not the same as actually listening to the hearing as the Judgement does not go into detail of the questions and answers posed…”
A Case Manager observes in the Court of Protection
“…Having observed, I won’t be so concerned, if I’m needed for a hearing in the Court of Protection professionally in the future. It helped me understand too what the expectations are in advance of a case being in court…”
Protection versus Autonomy and Pragmatism versus Principle: A Balancing Act in the Court of Protection
“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…”
The first two weeks of Open Justice in the Court of Protection
“…We look forward to our project playing a role in championing the values of Transparency and Disability Justice in the Court of Protection.”
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection 