By Amanda Hill, 12th February 2026 I am the daughter of a protected party in the Court of Protection. I can say that because at a hearing in March 2025, HHJ Murch approved my application to vary th…

Working in the health service, I often hear families’ concerns or reasonable complaints framed as them being ‘anxious’ about their loved one’s care. I think it can be a manoeuvre to delegitimise th…

By Amanda Hill, with contribution from Tim Sugden, 5th March 2025 The protected person (“MH”) has been diagnosed with dementia and lives in a care home. This case (COP 14…

Working in the health service, I often hear families’ concerns or reasonable complaints framed as them being ‘anxious’ about their loved one’s care. I think it can be a manoeuvre to delegitimise th…

By Claire Martin, 8h January 2025 (This blog was written in December 2024 and set up for automated release in January in advance of the next listed hearing in this case on 13th January 20…

Ella Lung, suffering from dementia, was deprived of her freedom in a care home for over two years. Her son, Richard, documented her distress and their experiences through fourteen journals. Despite…

Working in palliative care, I’ve seen too many dying people subjected to invasive treatment in place of frank conversations, says retired palliative care doctor Kathryn Mannix

By Celia Kitzinger and Georgina Baidoun, 21st August 2024 On 1st February 2024 a member of the public, Georgina Baidoun, observed a hearing concerning an application by the Public Guardian to discharg...

By Celia Kitzinger, 27th August 2024 It’s probably safe to assume – unless you’re told otherwise – that if a Transparency Order prevents you from naming a public body, it’s a mistake. That’s been true...

By Claire Martin, 18 August 2024 This case (COP 13236134) has been in the Court of Protection since 2018.  The protected party (A) is a 25-year-old woman, who has been living in a care home under a Co...

By Claire Martin, 18 August 2024 This case (COP 13236134) has been in the Court of Protection since 2018.  The protected party (A) is a 25-year-old woman, who has been living in a care home under a Co...

by Daniel Clark, 13th August 2024 What can a party do if they feel that, during the course of a hearing, they were “silenced and bullied and berated” by the judge? What happens if a litigant in person...

By Hita Jadeja, 14th August 2024 On 31 July 2024 I observed a hearing (COP 20000664) before Mrs Justice Theis sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice.   An NHS Trust (‘the Trust’) has made an applicati...

by Daniel Clark, 13th August 2024 What can a party do if they feel that, during the course of a hearing, they were “silenced and bullied and berated” by the judge? What happens if a litigant in person...