by Julie D | Apr 28, 2015 | Court of Protection, Transparency News
The Court of Protection was established by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to make decisions about the care and treatment of people who lack mental capacity because of conditions like dementia, or have learning disabilities or mental health problems. These cases often...
by Julie D | Apr 4, 2015 | Cases, Transparency News
(‘Organic’ – characterised by gradual or natural development – OED) So say the Court of Appeal, in a judgment given in a case called Re C (A Child) on 24 March; the full judgment has not yet been published. The judges in this case commented that...
by Julie D | Jan 13, 2015 | Transparency News
Community Care has published this story about social workers’ fears of being named in the media. This reminds us that it’s not just children who worry about this prospect, but also professionals. The article is sponsored by Unison, the trade union, on behalf of their...
by Paul M | Jan 4, 2015 | Transparency News
On 1 January The Times published a piece under the headline “Judge attacked over bid to hold family cases in public” (£). Frances Gibb, legal editor, reported that Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, “could be forced to delay or radically rethink moves...
by Julie D | Jan 2, 2015 | Transparency News
Overall, the response is negative about any further publicity measures being introduced. Sources used are the experiences and views of Resolution members and the recent Brophy et al report. Resolution makes strong arguments for research and evaluations to be...
by Lucy R | Jan 1, 2015 | Transparency News
The Association of Lawyers for Children’s response to the President of the Family Division’s consultation on Transparency can be found here. Below is a summary of their response : ALC relies upon the research conducted by Julia Brophy and colleagues,...
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