Victoria Butler Cole KC – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

How to vary the duration of a Transparency Order from “until further order of the court” to “until the death of P”: My family’s Court of Protection story continued

By Amanda Hill, 12th February 2026 I am the daughter of a protected party in the Court of Protection. I can say that because at a hearing in March 2025, HHJ Murch approved my application to vary the Transparency Order covering my mum’s case, so that I could be identified as a family member ofContinue reading “How to vary the duration of a Transparency Order from “until further order of the court” to “until the death of P”: My family’s Court of Protection story continued”

My first in-person observation at the Royal Courts of Justice

By Amanda Hill, 31st July 2024 “The Royal Courts of Justice (London’s High Court) is an enchanting building on London’s Fleet Street.” So says the Royal Courts of Justice (RCJ) website, promoting public tours of the Grade 1 listed building, the centre for many of the most important court hearings in the United Kingdom. I have observed two dozenContinue reading “My first in-person observation at the Royal Courts of Justice”