Tag Archives: Court of Protection
Forced sterilisation case heard in public
On 15 February 2011 Hedley J ordered that a case proceeding in the Court of Protection which featured medical information of the highest sensitivity should be held in open court. The Court of Protection normally hears such cases in private. … read more
Court of Protection names guilty council
The Court of Protection has lifted its usual anonymity rule and named a local council it rebuked for breaching the Article 5 and 8 rights of a 19-year-old man with serious learning difficulties and severe physical disabilities. Baker J’s original … read more
Media access to Court of Protection
The Independent newspaper has won the right to attend and report on a case in the Court of Protection. Its report of the ruling of Hedley J is here. The Court of Protection is empowered to make decisions about the … read more
