With effect from 6 April 2023, there has been a change in how the civil courts approach questions relating to… Read more
Tag: practice and procedure
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
‘Closed hearings’ guidance issued by the Vice-President
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has issued guidance about closed hearings and closed materials. As it… Read more
Joint Practice Note: Cafcass and Official Solicitor – urgent out of hours applications in relation to medical treatment concerning children
Cafcass and the Official Solicitor have published a joint practice note dated January 2023 “intended to assist the judiciary and… Read more
Section 49 MCA reports – letter from the Vice-President
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has published a letter (dated 16 December 2022) in relation to… Read more
Changes to P&A deputyship applications from 1 January 2023 – updated (and a festive puzzle)
As part of the move to a new notification process will become the standard process for all Property and Affairs… Read more
Changes to P&A deputyship applications from 1 January 2023
From January 2023, the new upfront notification process will become the standard process for all Property and Affairs deputyship applications,… Read more
Transparently clunky – Mostyn J and transparency orders before the Court of Protection
In Re EM [2022] EWCOP 31, Mostyn J expressed a number of concerns about the transparency order made in the… Read more
The black box of the judicial visit to P – the Court of Appeal’s concerns and requirements
The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection… Read more
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