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Promoting Transparency in the Court of Protection
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Website: https://openjusticecourtofprotection.org
#NotSecretCourt
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Website: https://openjusticecourtofprotection.org
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If you were a Supreme Court judge, how would you decide Cheshire West Revisited?
Observers form opinions about what they see, opinions informed by their own unique expertise and knowledge base (professional and personal).
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New blog post
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
Featured hearing before Mrs Justice Theis sitting in Cardiff Civil Justice Centre.
Thursday 27 November 2025.
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Thursday 27 November 2025.
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Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Post by @OpenJusticeCoP.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Featured hearing before Mrs Justice Theis sitting in Cardiff Civil Justice Centre.
Thursday 27 November 2025.
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Thursday 27 November 2025.
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New blog post by @clarkdaniel.bsky.social
What does "going home" mean to someone with dementia?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/25/t...
What does "going home" mean to someone with dementia?
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The well-recognised wish to go home
For many people with dementia, the emotional connection with home remains long after the dwindling of the memory that the physical space is no longer accessible. It can be distressing when care sta…
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November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New blog post by @clarkdaniel.bsky.social
What does "going home" mean to someone with dementia?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/25/t...
What does "going home" mean to someone with dementia?
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Featured hearings on Wednesday 26th November 2025.
Including a serious medical treatment case at the RCJ, and a care, support and contact hearing in Canterbury.
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Including a serious medical treatment case at the RCJ, and a care, support and contact hearing in Canterbury.
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Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Post by @OpenJusticeCoP.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Featured hearings on Wednesday 26th November 2025.
Including a serious medical treatment case at the RCJ, and a care, support and contact hearing in Canterbury.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Including a serious medical treatment case at the RCJ, and a care, support and contact hearing in Canterbury.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
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New blog post
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
If you were a Supreme Court judge, how would you decide Cheshire West Revisited?
Observers form opinions about what they see, opinions informed by their own unique expertise and knowledge base (professional and personal).
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New blog post
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
New blog post
Nowhere suitable for P to live after he's removed from his home by court order. He's paying for his own hotel accommodation!
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/23/h...
Nowhere suitable for P to live after he's removed from his home by court order. He's paying for his own hotel accommodation!
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Hoarding: P is removed from his home by court order with no suitable alternative accommodation provided
At the time of the hearing, P is living in a local hotel at his own expense. The LA has been unable to find suitable accommodation for him locally and after considering the alternative (a flat more…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New blog post
Nowhere suitable for P to live after he's removed from his home by court order. He's paying for his own hotel accommodation!
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/23/h...
Nowhere suitable for P to live after he's removed from his home by court order. He's paying for his own hotel accommodation!
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/23/h...
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What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
Feeding under sedation for anorexia nervosa: The outcome for LV [2025] EWCOP 9
By Sydney White, 18th November 2025 The protected party at the centre of this case, LV, is 20-year-old woman diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, autism spectrum disorder, severe depression, and anxiet…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New blog post...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
New blog post
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
If you were a Supreme Court judge, how would you decide Cheshire West Revisited?
Observers form opinions about what they see, opinions informed by their own unique expertise and knowledge base (professional and personal).
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
New blog post
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
After observing the case in the Supreme Court reconsidering Cheshire West, seven different court observers reflect on how THEY would want law and practice changed in relation to Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/21/i...
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This week’s Supreme Court decision means that we need to rethink religious education and worship in schools in all nations of the UK. The main takeaway of the judgment is that it underlines how parental opt outs will not excuse indoctrination: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/11/20/r...
Religious Education in Northern Ireland: the Supreme Court decision and its impact | Law & Religion UK
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November 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This week’s Supreme Court decision means that we need to rethink religious education and worship in schools in all nations of the UK. The main takeaway of the judgment is that it underlines how parental opt outs will not excuse indoctrination: lawandreligionuk.com/2025/11/20/r...
The Court of Protection is not included in this excellent scheme, unfortunately.
www.jaffalaw.com/update/acces...
www.jaffalaw.com/update/acces...
Jaffa Law - Access to public domain documents - a step towards open justice
www.jaffalaw.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Court of Protection is not included in this excellent scheme, unfortunately.
www.jaffalaw.com/update/acces...
www.jaffalaw.com/update/acces...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Belfast-based non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education and mandatory Christian collective worship in Northern Ireland are discriminatory under human rights law.
November 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Belfast-based non-religious father and his child that the exclusively Christian teaching of Religious Education and mandatory Christian collective worship in Northern Ireland are discriminatory under human rights law.
New blog post
Former High Court judge, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, on the Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/19/t...
Former High Court judge, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, on the Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
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The Mostyn Objection
The writer and political salonnière Jeanne Marie “Manon” Roland was guillotined in Paris on 8th November 1793. Legend has it that her last words on the scaffold were, “O Liberté, que de crimes on c…
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November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New blog post
Former High Court judge, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, on the Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/19/t...
Former High Court judge, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, on the Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/19/t...
New blog post...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
Feeding under sedation for anorexia nervosa: The outcome for LV [2025] EWCOP 9
By Sydney White, 18th November 2025 The protected party at the centre of this case, LV, is 20-year-old woman diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, autism spectrum disorder, severe depression, and anxiet…
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New blog post...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
What happened AFTER the final judgment was published in LV [2025] EWCOP 9?
By @sydneywhite.bsky.social
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/18/f...
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If you're an EU nerd who doesn't run screaming from Brexit, we have a lectureship (T&R) and research community just for you - join us! Other posts follow.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We're hiring at Newcastle Law. I've never worked elsewhere nor have I wanted to - about as good a sales pitch as you're going to get!
If you're an EU nerd who doesn't run screaming from Brexit, we have a lectureship (T&R) and research community just for you - join us! Other posts follow.
If you're an EU nerd who doesn't run screaming from Brexit, we have a lectureship (T&R) and research community just for you - join us! Other posts follow.
The Local Authority want P to vacate the property voluntarily whilst his property is cleared. Failing that, they want P removed forcibly, using restraint if necessary.
Blog by @doccmartin.bsky.social
#NotSecretCourt
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Blog by @doccmartin.bsky.social
#NotSecretCourt
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Hoarding and best interests challenges for the Court of Protection
By Claire Martin, 16th November 2025 The protected party at the centre of this case (P) is a man who has significant hoarding difficulties. The Local Authority wants him to leave his home – either …
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November 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The Local Authority want P to vacate the property voluntarily whilst his property is cleared. Failing that, they want P removed forcibly, using restraint if necessary.
Blog by @doccmartin.bsky.social
#NotSecretCourt
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/16/h...
Blog by @doccmartin.bsky.social
#NotSecretCourt
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Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case pinktape.co.uk/rants/lawyer...
Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case
If I had a quid for every email that comes into my inbox about the use of AI in law, I’d be retiring. Horror stories about lawyers misusing AI, lying about using AI, dire warnings about hallucinati…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lawyer v AI [2025] PT (Fam) – Some thoughts for litigants in person on the risks of using AI in your Family Court case pinktape.co.uk/rants/lawyer...
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Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court
Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
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New blog post
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Abstract argument: The Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference to the Supreme Court
Many of the hypothetical arguments and postulated facts raised at the hearing concerned not the issue of consent on which the Attorney General sought guidance, but the wider issue of whether Cheshi…
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November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New blog post
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
New blog post
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Abstract argument: The Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference to the Supreme Court
Many of the hypothetical arguments and postulated facts raised at the hearing concerned not the issue of consent on which the Attorney General sought guidance, but the wider issue of whether Cheshi…
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
New blog post
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Peter Mant KC and Nicola Kohn reflect on the recent Supreme Court case reconsidering Cheshire West
What made this case particularly difficult was the absence of a factual matrix - no real protected parties at the centre of the case.
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/14/a...
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
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November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Read full coverage here: www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...
Bereaved mother demands change after NHS trust fined over `death...
North East London NHS Foundation Trust was fined £565,000 plus £200,000 costs after being found guilty of breaching health and safety.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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there were 150 observers exchanging views apparently
Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court
Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
there were 150 observers exchanging views apparently
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Public observers disillusioned and dismayed by what they see in the Supreme Court. Not what judges hope for from open justice!
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Public observers disillusioned and dismayed by what they see in the Supreme Court. Not what judges hope for from open justice!
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
When open justice undermines public confidence: Scrutinising the Supreme Court
Justice is not a cloistered virtue; she must be allowed to suffer the scrutiny and respectful, even though outspoken, comments of ordinary men
openjusticecourtofprotection.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Open justice is supposed to enhance public trust + confidence in the justice system - but in this case it had the opposite effect.
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
What does the Supreme Court need to do differently to make sure COP observers have a better experience next time?
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Post by @OpenJusticeCoP.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM