Rule 5.15 of the Court of Protection Rules provides that: “The court may at any time correct any clerical mistakes… Read more
Tag: Court of Protection practice and procedure
‘Two Ps’ – navigating two sets of best interests
In HH v Hywel DDa University Health Board & Ors [2023] EWCOP 18, Francis J gave a clear and detailed… Read more
Judicial visits to P – new guidance
Following the case of AH, in which the Court of Appeal expressed the “pressing need” for guidance in relation to… Read more
Re Y: watch here
The Supreme Court website now has available for streaming the whole hearing in Re Y. Judgment both is reserved and… Read more
CoPPA London seminar 20 April
I am speaking at the Court of Protection Practitioners Association London Sub-Group event on 20 April on News from the Rule… Read more
What to do, what to do – the procedural implications of Cheshire West
A cross-post here to my fellow author Sophy Miles’ excellent post on the Court of Protection Handbook site on the… Read more
Transparency guidance on anonymisation updated
Following feedback that the procedure being adopted to ensure that parties were anonymised was perhaps a little too over-zealous, new… Read more
Transparency – it’s all go
The Transparency Pilot that we have covered previously is now finalised and will be starting on 29 January (NB, this… Read more
St George’s and the powers of the court
Newton J has very recently authorised the publication of the order he made in St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust v… Read more
Next month’s newsletter is getting longer and longer
The judiciary have been going into overdrive. Since my last mini news update, not only will be reporting upon the… Read more