Henke J has followed the Closed Hearings and Closed Material Guidance ([2023] EWCOP 6) and produced a judgment “to enable disclosure… Read more
Tag: practice and procedure
Court of Protection Handbook update May 2024
A few days early (next week is particularly busy for me), the May 2024 quarterly update to the Court of… Read more
Revoking a deputyship – are the Court of Protection’s powers constrained?
In CL v Swansea Bay University Health Board & Ors [2024] EWCOP 22 Theis J has confirmed that that the… Read more
Serious medical treatment – the importance of the public record
In 2014, a (relatively) very long time ago, Sir James Munby, then President of the Court of Protection, issued guidance… Read more
Fees increase in the Court of Protection
With effect from 1 May 2024, the fee for making an application in the Court of Protection will rise from… Read more
Amended Court of Protection Practice Directions from 1 April 2024
Amendments to three Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2017 have been made. In summary the changes are:… Read more
Asserting capacity and the Court of Protection (and important observations about judicial visits)
The case of Wareham v Betsi Cadwaladar University Health Board & Ors [2024] EWCOP 15 concerns a 36 year old… Read more
“Two Ps” – a worked out example
Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
Revised help with Court of Protection fees process
A revised COP44A Help with fees application, and COP44B guidance notes have been published and are to be used with… Read more
Don’t ignore the Serious Medical Treatment Guidance – but let’s be clear about what the law requires
This is a post co-written by Tor Butler-Cole KC and I, prompted by the decision in GUP v EUP and… Read more