Not enough judgments of District Judges are published. This is in part because very many decisions that they make are… Read more
Tag: practice and procedure
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
Mental disorder, medical evidence and deprivation of liberty
In Stockport MBC v KB [2023] EWCOP 58, HHJ Burrows addressed two questions in relating to ‘community DoL’ applications that… Read more
Updated COP3 form now live
A substantially updated COP3 form is now live on the .gov.uk website. It has been overhauled (amongst other things) so… Read more
Committal hearings in the Court of Protection – publicity and complexity
In Esper v NHS NW London ICB (Appeal : Anonymity in Committal Proceedings) [2023] EWCOP 29, Poole J addressed the… Read more
Call for Evidence: Open Justice, the way forward
For those who have not already stumbled across it, a reminder that the Ministry of Justice has an open call… Read more
CPR Part 21: all (apparent) change
With effect from 6 April 2023, there has been a change in how the civil courts approach questions relating to… Read more
Reporting restrictions and serious medical treatment cases – a difficult (evidenced) balance
In the conjoined appeals of Abbasi and Haastrup [2023] EWCA Civ 331, the Court of Appeal has grappled with the… Read more
A new Vice-President for the Court of Protection
After a stint since 2018 marked indelibly by the pandemic, as well as by the promulgation of no less than… Read more