by Malvika Jaganmohan | Mar 29, 2020 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch, Notorious
In the last two weeks, the family justice system has been plunged into the deep end. Family lawyers, judges and court staff have been grappling with varied forms of technology to transition cases online as quickly as possible during the coronavirus crisis. Inevitably,...
by Guest Post | Mar 29, 2020 | Cases, Comment, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Celia Kitzinger, co-director of the Coma and Disorders of Consciousness Research Centre and Honorary Professor, Cardiff University School of Law and Politics. She tweets as @KitzingerCelia The judgment in this Court of Protection case was...
by Guest Post | Feb 4, 2020 | Analysis, Comment, Court of Protection, FCReportingWatch
This is a guest post by Jack Harrison. Jack is a practising barrister at 18 St. John Street in Manchester and specialises in child law. He tweets as @JackHarrison. Clara Glynn’s excellent drama, Life Chances, was broadcast on BBC Radio Four on 13 January as part of...
by Lucy R | Dec 29, 2019 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
A little while ago we wrote about a case called Cape v Dring. It wasn’t a family case at all, in fact it was something to do with asbestos, and the reason we wrote about it was because it dealt with the principles that apply to applications for sight of...
by Guest Post | Oct 4, 2019 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
We are very pleased to bring this Guest Post very kindly written by Victoria Butler-Cole QC, barrister at 39 Essex Chambers. Victoria tweets at @TorButlerCole We have previously written a post here which gives a brief outline of this case. This post goes into further...
by Julie D | Sep 28, 2019 | Cases, Court of Protection, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
As a result of a new Supreme Court judgment, local authorities will no longer be able to offer residential care, with parents’ agreement, to 16 and 17 year olds where they are supervised and not free to leave – unless there is a court order. This decision...
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