What an awful situation: if P can decide where he lives he is likely to return to the streets. And P alleges abuse in hospital and wants to ‘get out’. A careful and detailed account of the decision before the judge. ⁦Open Justice Court of Protection Project⁩ openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/08/30/a-c…

We are currently recruiting for a postdoctoral researcher to join European Research Council (ERC) PatentsInHumans project closing date 26 September and full details below- please get in touch with any questions! All_Institute European Research Council (ERC) MU School of Law & Criminology MU Research

#Vacancy Research Assistant - we are also currently recruiting for a research assistant to join PatentsInHumans team closing date 22nd September - with full details below! All_Institute MU School of Law & Criminology MU Research European Research Council (ERC)

It took more than 6 months, but finally....a response! HMCTS staff had indeed been *trained* to keep details of cases a secret from the public and press, but that guidance has now been changed

Cumbrian Map for Monday: 'The County of Cumberland Surveyed by Thos Donald… and Engraved by J. Hodskinson'. Aimed at gentry rather than tourists, this Society of Arts map featured a detailed plan of Whitehaven. For many more maps: inspiredbylakeland.co.uk/collections/bo…

How about a quick blast of Yes Minister? There are sitcoms that have stood the test of time, and then there's this. Good morning.

Does anyone else detect a different flavour of reporting from Ireland about court-ordered treatment cases? I'm not sure whether it comes from the court or the journalists, but much more emphasis on 'right to life'? breakingnews.ie/ireland/court-… via breakingnews.ie

From 2011 - 2020, Gisèle was drugged by her husband, who invited over 70 men to rape her while he recorded the crimes. Dominique said he wanted to participate in "sexual practices that his wife refused him to have" and displays multiple paraphilias.

Hello HM Courts and Tribunals Service Look what's available for court-users in Dublin - a virtual tour of court buildings! This would be *such* a good idea for court buildings in England and Wales and would help reduce the stress of going to court. Can you do this please? services.courts.ie/virtual-tours

This stat is grim. I hope this report gets the attention it deserves. We have to get better at this. Dying people can’t make informed decisions if they don’t have realistic, straightforward information.

New blog post by Eleanor Tallon Balancing open justice and P’s right to privacy: A protected party says NO to a public observer “and her voice shall be heard” openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/09/03/bal… via Open Justice Court of Protection Project

Hope, T J Grundy, & I are looking at the qualitative experiences of neurosurgeons working impairments of consciousness as a part of NCA Research NHS & UoM ClinPsy See below for more info, and please share with others you think might be keen to take part. NEURO_QUAL Coma Research

I felt awkward reading this blog & completely agree, *before* a hearing is listed as public, the possibility of an observer should be actively considered & a decision made as to public/private, to prevent exactly this kind of situation. openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/09/03/bal… via Open Justice Court of Protection Project

This case is back in court 10.30am Wednesday 4th September 2024 - check out our "Featured Hearings" page for more info openjusticecourtofprotection.org Directions Hearing for a Life Sustaining Treatment Case openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/08/14/dir… via Open Justice Court of Protection Project

Did this judge make an error of law? Balancing open justice and P’s right to privacy: A protected party says NO to a public observer “and her voice shall be heard” openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/09/03/bal… via Open Justice Court of Protection Project

Woman of the Day Claudette Colvin born OTD 1939 in Montgomery, Alabama, who refused to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus a full nine months before Rosa Parks did the same, and whose treatment led to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation was unlawful. On 2

Showery hiking around Kobarid, Slovenia today. Bottom L is the ‘Italian Charnel House’ (7000 dead from WWI, of 300,000 in and around the beautiful Soca valley) - it’s the only Italian mausoleum not on Italian soil ⁦Celia Kitzinger⁩

Bromley is outsourcing property and affairs deputyships: Is it lawful? openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/09/06/bro… via Open Justice Court of Protection Project

Balancing open justice and P’s right to privacy: A protected party says NO to a public observer “and her voice shall be heard” openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2024/09/03/bal… via Open Justice Court of Protection Project