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Transparency Pilot Practice Direction published and in force from today

29/1/2016

 
From today, Court of Protection hearings will be held in public by default following the publication of a transparency Pilot Practice Direction,

The Practice Direction will apply to new proceedings issued from today onwards. Hearings scheduled already under the old rules will not be changed but some urgent open hearings will feed through to the courts from next month.

The Practice Direction effectively changes the default position to one where hearings are held in public with reporting restrictions to protect identities. This means that when an order has been made under the pilot, both the media and the public will be able to attend, unless a further order has been made which excludes them. This will also apply to proceedings issued pre-29 January but where a further hearing becomes necessary after the start date.

HMCTS is also changing the display of court lists, so that they provide a short 'descriptor' of what the case is about, allowing the media and members of the public to make an informed decision on whether to attend the hearing. Lists will be published on a weekly basis in court buildings and online at www.courtserve.net, though the new style list does not seem to be in operation as of today.

The pilot is expected to run in all regions for at least six months (with the possibility of extension) to allow for the changes to be fully tested. 

You can read more on the MoJ website here.

The Pilot Practice Direction and other related documents can be found here.

New case alert: Birmingham City Council v D [2016] EWCOP 8

27/1/2016

 
The Local Authority said that the P, who was 16 years old, was not being deprived of his liberty because his placement and confinement both at the residential unit and his school were not imputable to the state but rather were at the request of, and with the consent of, his parents. The court ruled that he was being deprived of his liberty.

Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii

New case alert: PJV v The Assistant Director Adult Social Care Newcastle City Council & Anor [2016] EWCOP 7

22/1/2016

 
Follow up to PJV v The Assistant Director Adult Social Care Newcastle City Council & Anor [2015] COP87 where Mr Justice Charles includes (i) the wording for the appointment of a deputy that was agreed, and (ii) the terms of the trust that were agreed; and says that the agreed wording for the appointment of a deputy should be a useful precedent or starting point in other cases.

Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii

New case alert: MM v WL Clinic & Anor (Mental health : All) [2016] UKUT 37 (AAC)

22/1/2016

 
This appeal raises the point whether for the purposes of Article 5 a restricted patient who has the capacity to do so can give a valid consent to the terms of a conditional discharge that, when it is implemented, will on an objective assessment create a deprivation of the patient’s liberty.

​Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii

New case alert: Z & Ors, Re [2016] EWCOP 4

20/1/2016

 
The judge dismissed the LA's application for declarations concerning the capacity of a 20 year old woman who was on the autistic spectrum with a diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome, and had borderline learning disability.

​Read the full text of the judgment on Bailii
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