In An NHS Trust v XB & Ors [2020] EWCOP 71, Theis J has further emphasised the thin legal ice… Read more
Tag: practice and procedure
Official Solicitor Practice Notes
Two Practice Notes have been published by the Official Solicitor, Sarah Castle, setting out important practicalities relating the appointment of… Read more
Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality – an update
The Court of Appeal has had little hesitation dismissing ([2020] EWCA Civ 1675) the appeal by Dahlia Griffith against her conviction… Read more
The police and the Court of Protection – whose interests?
In AB (Court of Protection: Police Disclosure) [2019] EWCOP 66, a decision handed down in October 2019, but which for some… Read more
Confidential material and when you cannot be a party (even if you want to be)
In KK v Leeds City Council [2020] EWCOP 64, Cobb J had to consider whether P’s maternal aunt should be joined… Read more
For how long does a Court of Protection judgment remain binding?
In An NHS Trust v AF & Anor [2020] EWCOP 55, Poole J has answered an important question that has… Read more
Deputies, fixed costs, detailed assessment and net assets
In Penntrust Ltd v West Berkshire District Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 48, HHJ Hilder has returned to the vexed… Read more
Discharging obligations to P and the court – a salutary tale
In ND (Court of Protection: Costs and Declarations) [2020] EWCOP 42, the Court of Protection has alighted upon procedural failings… Read more
Contempt, court orders and P’s confidentiality
In a very unusual case, P v Griffith [2020] EWCOP 46, the Court of Protection has sentenced a woman, a… Read more
Section 21A, interim declarations and an ALR in action
In DP v LB Hillingdon [2020] EWCOP 45, Hayden J has clarified what the court is to do on an… Read more