Open Justice Court of Protection Project

This case is in the Court of Appeal on 25th March It's an appeal against Poole J's judgment on disclosure of position statements A crucial issue for open justice! "Let me talk about my partner's death" Court of Protection told openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/09/23/let… via @OpenJusticeCoP

@KitzingerCelia ... and another judgment concerning the duration of the transparency order (it expired after Carl Gardner's death). bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP…

@KitzingerCelia There are two other judgments in this case: one on the substantive matter of the hearing (whether the protected party's Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment) was valid and applicable... bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP…

This case is in the Court of Appeal on 25th March It's an appeal against Poole J's judgment on disclosure of position statements It's a crucial issue for open justice "Let me talk about my partner's death"– Court of Protection told openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/09/23/let… via @OpenJusticeCoP

Nottinghamshire Police tried to stop us reporting matters of public interest and when it didn't go the way they wanted it to, they reported us to our regulator. Thankfully, IPSO saw sense and threw their complaint out. For the Chief Constable to say now that this was a mistake is quite frankly pathetic. Instead of trying to protect their reputation, the force and Chief Constable should have been communicating properly with the people who really matter here - the families of the victims and the survivors of those horrific attacks. nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…

A third judgment in the same case deals with the duration of the transparency order and names "AB" (the protected party at the centre of the case) as Carl Gardner bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP…

There's also a substantive judgment about the validity and applicability of an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCOP…

This case is in the Court of Appeal on 25th March It's an appeal against Poole J's judgment on disclosure of position statements A crucial issue for open justice! "Let me talk about my partner's death" Court of Protection told openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/09/23/let… via @OpenJusticeCoP

This would be shocking behaviour at any time, but in a public health crisis it is unforgivable. Thousands across Kent get their information from local news channels, and thousands more get their independent coverage via secondary sources. Seen this? @LucyGoBag @nat_fahy

Passive euthanasia: How Harish Rana's case revived memories of Aruna Shanbaug's long, silent fight for dignity in death timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/passive-… via @timesofindia

We wrote this piece about our sister Polly 15 years ago. It's hard to imagine a judge today making the decision to order ongoing life-sustaining treatment contrary to a PDoC patient's wishes. Polly still lives with the consequences of that decision. thehastingscenter.org/m-polly-and-th…

Complaining about judges, by @JoshuaRozenberg open.substack.com/pub/rozenberg/…

When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/whe… via @OpenJusticeCoP

Personal welfare deputies – Lawson and Mottram strikes back?: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/personal-welfa…

This from @Geoffrey_Cox was titanic - a truly beautiful speech. He outshone those sat opposite. They could only watch. And nervously laugh. This should be seen by every new MP to understand what they do, & every new barrister to understand what we do.

📢Applications are open for the LLM in Legal Aspects of Medical Practice, starting in September 2026 📢 The course covers the legal rules applicable to the practice and administration of healthcare. More information about the course here: cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

Appealing a Court of Protection judgment openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/02/04/app… via @OpenJusticeCoP

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 openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/02/12/how… via @OpenJusticeCoP

Decision-making about life-sustaining treatment …what now? After the recent landmark Court of Appeal judgment on “clinical”/best interests decisions?? Public lecture next week (19th March) @greentempleton Register to join online via link below gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-event…