New blog post from the Open Justice Court of Protection Project. #openjustice@clarkdaniel.bsky.socialopenjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/09/29/c...

Can a Turkish Guardianship Order be recognised in England and Wales?

By Daniel Clark, 29 September 2024 This case began as an urgent application to the Court of Protection in August 2023. It wasn’t until May 2024 that it came before a judge.  In August 2023, XY…

Some more detailed reporting of an emotive #FamilyCourt#OpenJusticewww.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

'Very seriously underfed' girl removed from her mum's care

The mum claimed she had been victim to 'lies' that the girl had seriously lost weight and had risked being permanently stunted

New Post about intermediaries in Family Court here #LegalBlogging#OpenJustice#FlyOnTheCourtroomWall#FamilyCourt

There’s an emerging consensus from people who know media law that this judge over-reached his authority in telling me what I “should” say (as well as what I must not say) as a condition of permission to publish about a private hearing. #openjustice

CKkitzingercelia.bsky.socialSep 13, 2024 6:51am

** Calling media lawyers- can a judge tell me (see below) what I “should” publish in reporting a hearing, as well as what I can’t report? #openjustice

** Calling media lawyers- can a judge tell me (see below) what I “should” publish in reporting a hearing, as well as what I can’t report? #openjustice

My new blog post on "What to do if the Transparency Order prevents you from naming a public body" #openjusticeopenjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/08/27/w...

What to do if the Transparency Order prevents you from naming a public body

By Celia Kitzinger, 27th August 2024 It’s probably safe to assume – unless you’re told otherwise – that if a Transparency Order prevents you from naming a public body, it’s a mistake. That’s been true...

Please, when it comes to the hearing, make sure to have the skeleton (redacted if necessary) suitable for giving to journalists/members of the public (paper and electronic). It's really hard to follow proceedings without this. #openjusticeopenjusticecourtofprotection.org/2021/03/10/h...

How not to do open justice in the Court of Appeal

"There’s clearly a case for saying that skeleton arguments should normally be automatically available to observers in a public hearing and provided to us by counsel in a suitable format. "

New blog post - hot off the press - on judicial error. An expensive , time-consuming one that had to be corrected by members of the public. Not a good look for #openjusticeopenjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/08/22/p...

Prohibition on identifying Public Guardian is “mistake not conspiracy”, says Judge

By Celia Kitzinger and Georgina Baidoun, 21st August 2024 On 1st February 2024 a member of the public, Georgina Baidoun, observed a hearing concerning an application by the Public Guardian to discharg...

Hita Jadeja is a solicitor with a background in commercial dispute resolution. She watched a Court of Protection hearing (in the RCJ) and describes her experience of #openjusticeopenjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/08/14/d...

Directions Hearing for a Life Sustaining Treatment Case

By Hita Jadeja, 14th August 2024 On 31 July 2024 I observed a hearing (COP 20000664) before Mrs Justice Theis sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice.   An NHS Trust (‘the Trust’) has made an applicati...

In March the insolvency service asked for the disqualification of Lex #Greensill#OpenJusticewww.ft.com/content/14e5...

Lex Greensill accused of misconduct and ‘misrepresentations’ by UK government

Details of the Insolvency Service’s lawsuit emerged after High Court ordered partial release of document