In defiance of a court order and to prevent Miranda being temporarily moved out of the family home for assessment purposes, Miranda’s mother took her to Jamaica in early February 2023.| Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
By Daniel Clark, 27th August 2025 This case concerns a young man with a hypoxic brain injury arising from a cardiac arrest. He is a drug user and a victim of cuckooing, (which is when a person’s dwelling is taken over without their consent for the purposes of committing or commissioning a crime). The applicantContinue reading "Lieven J grapples with cuckooing and the effect of a DOL order"| Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
By Claire Martin, 25th August 2025 Transparency and open justice are principles at the heart of our justice system. Last year, the Lady Chief Justice created a Transparency and Open Justice Board, chaired by Mr Justice Nicklin, who said that the Board will “set objectives for all Courts and Tribunals, focussing on timely and effectiveContinue reading "Timely and effective access to the court: Four case studies with judges struggling to deliver on transparency"| Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
By Jenny Kitzinger, 20th August 2025 A couple of weeks ago I observed a hearing about ‘YD’, a 60-year-old man in a Prolonged Disorder of Consciousness at the lower end of the spectrum (a vegetative state). The Trust had made an application that it was in YD’s best interests to withdraw life-sustaining treatment, specifically clinicallyContinue reading "Commentary on Re YD (Refusal of Withdrawal of Treatment) [2025] EWCOP 31 (T3)"| Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
By Sandra Preston, 18 August 2025 On 13 August 2025 I went to First Avenue House (the London headquarters of the Court of Protection) for the first time as an observer – rather than as the relative of a Protected Party (as described my blog post here). I had chosen to do so to gainContinue reading "My first experience of being an in-person observer at First Avenue House (London): HHJ Beckley decides on where P should live and receive care"| Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
By Celia Kitzinger, 14th August 2025 A mother who refused to obey court orders was sentenced to 28 days in prison, and her pre-teenage daughter was to be taken into foster care, in a case I watched in the Family Court on 11th August 2025. The judge, Mrs Justice Lieven, ordered the local authority toContinue reading "Sentencing in contempt proceedings: Punishment and coercion in a case before Lieven J"| Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
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