The GD the BD and the very very ugly

by reporting watch team | Dec 21, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Mr Justice Cobb’s judgment in the case of GD & BD (Children) (Rev 1) [2016] EWHC 3312 (Fam) (20 December 2016) was published this week. It has already been described by Suesspicious Minds blog as the worst case of 2016, not without good reason. It...

Girl’s rape claim upheld in Leeds despite prior no-trial decision

by reporting watch team | Dec 21, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This headline ran in The Guardian on Monday. You can read the article here : Girl’s rape claim upheld in Leeds despite prior no-trial decision The article explains that although a decision had earlier been taken not to prosecute through the criminal courts, the...

The Inquest into Ellie Butler’s death

by reporting watch team | Dec 12, 2016 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

It is reported that the Senior Coroner responsible for the inquest into the death of Ellie Butler, first opened in November 2013 shortly after Ellie’s death, has decided to reopen the inquiry and potentially to call the High Court Judge who authorised her return...

Why the Court of Appeal released a grandmother imprisoned for disobeying orders of the Court of Protection

by reporting watch team | Dec 7, 2016 | Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious

Some time ago we wrote about the case of Mrs Kirk, a woman imprisoned for breaking orders made in the Court of Protection. She had taken an elderly and incapacitated man “M” to a care home in Portugal and refused to bring him back when ordered (or more...

Court of Protection – Paul Briggs case on withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment

by Paul M | Dec 4, 2016 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, Transparency News

This week the Court of Protection, sitting in Manchester, has been hearing a case about a policeman, Paul Briggs, whose wife, Lindsey Briggs has applied to the court for withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment (the feeding tube) that she no longer believes is in her...

Is the Court of Protection really facing “rocketing” financial abuse by attorneys and deputies?

by Paul M | Nov 27, 2016 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

A recent article in the Daily Telegraph claimed that “Record numbers of people trusted to look after the finances of those lacking the mental capacity to do so are being struck off by the authorities.” The article’s headline was even more stark: “Financial abuse...