“There is a clear distinction between the public interest and what the public is interested in.” In case you missed it! 𝘓𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯's #CourtOfProtection update covers transparency rulings, capacity, best interests decisions & cross-border jurisdiction. Read on➡️ hi.switchy.io/l0F2

** New blog post - 90-year-old woman and her advance decision to refuse treatment openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/05/p...

New blog post Attorneys disagree about a house purchase for their mother By @jennykitzinger.bsky.social #NotSecretCourt openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/12/a...

New blog post His 2014 will gives his ex-partner rights he now says he doesn't want her to have. But he lacks testamentary capacity. His son and daughter apply to the court to change his will openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/09/11/a...

The second in our series of blogs about the upcoming Supreme Court hearing concerning DOLS and Northern Ireland. "Cheshire West revisited" By @thesmallplaces.bsky.social openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/10/09/c...

Following on from our Conversation article, Dr @mattwalshjourno.bsky.social, Dr @maxwellmodell.bsky.social, Prof. @stephencushion.bsky.social & I have just published a deeper dive into the Ofcom and BBC complaints data for 2025 on our website. 🔗 www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/ofcom-b... TLDR 👇

Still time to register for an in-person evening of conversation about death and dying in Dumfries on Nov 25th - looking forward to meeting some of you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/opening-co...

Our new impartiality study out and in The Guardian - We found Reform given more airtime on TV news likely due to broadcasters taking into account the party’s latest electoral performance and sustained lead in the polls over several months. Thread 1/6: www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

Media reporting of this court judgment - the ‘comatose man’s two secret lovers’ & messages via a spiritual medium…. My analysis of the law & public reaction to this important case (refusal to withdraw feeding tube) openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/08/20/c...

“There are more things in heaven and earth that are dreamt of in the philosophy of NHS treatment” – a Court of Protection story The flipside of the intense focus on the wishes, feelings, beliefs and values of the person required by s.4 MCA 2005, as clarified by the Supreme Court in Aintree v…

The Court of Protection has refused to let a hospital trust in north-west London withdraw life support from a 60-year-old man described as being in a permanent vegetative state after his two partners spoke about his belief in the power of spiritual healing. rozenberg.substack.com/p/patient-mu...

Now with link to judgment, just published today. What did the judge decide? Click on the link at the top of the blog post. #NotSecretCourt

The problem with motability hire agreements - by @amandaaphill.bsky.social openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/08/11/t...

A patient with “unusual” spiritual beliefs: Is withdrawing a feeding tube in his best interests? And why is he still in a specialist rehabilitation bed now that it's been determined he's in a "permanent vegetative state" + not in a care home? openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/08/08/a...

New blog post by @jennykitzinger.bsky.social raises some troubling questions about the operational difficulties in ensuring patients have the right assessment and funding to meet their needs. openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/08/08/a...

Balancing patient welfare and procedural fairness: Withdrawal of ventilation before Hayden J by @kitzingercelia.bsky.social #NotSecretCourt openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/08/04/b...

This was a disturbing hearing to watch - and my blog raises more questions than answers. Was a court hearing really necessary (or appropriate) for this case? If it was, should the judge have adjourned as the OS requested to permit family to find legal representation?

We’re looking for a new colleague at Cardiff University. We want someone to join the school with an established expertise and proven portfolio of research in Media and Communications, krb-sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Sear...

New blog post by @amandaaphill.bsky.social openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/07/22/i...

Needed a court hearing to be allowed to say why she was doing her PhD?! A powerful account of the impact of reporting restrictions by @cujournmedcul.bsky.social student, @amandaaphill.bsky.social openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/07/22/i...

Strongly held beliefs do not equate to lack of litigation capacity Theis J's decision about Luba Macpherson's capacity I observed all three hearings about this and have written in detail about them in my latest blog: @openjusticecop.bsky.social openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/06/24/s...

An amazing woman - thank you Norma Swenson for the pioneering work you did on ‘Our Bodies Ourselves’ & all the feminist activism since www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Some of the most historic moments of the twentieth century are visualised at a new exhibition about the British photo-magazine, Picture Post. Read more ⤵️ tinyurl.com/yt8v7f9t

Observing hearings in Court of Protection & reading these blogs gives insight into law & ethics, - & valuable context to my roles as Finance & a Welfare Deputy. Thank you team & Happy Birthday!

Ever wondered what Special Visitors (and General Visitors) do in the Court of Protection. Join our small friendly meeting with a real-life Special Visitor (Marion Gray) who will explain everything and answer questions. Monday 16th June 2025. Email for the link: [email protected]

the transcript of Mr Justice Nicklin's lecture on the progress of his Open Justice Board will be publicly available. Some excellent questions from the audience. Sounds like an inspiring day

Mr Justice Nicklin is the Chair of the Transparency and Open Justice Panel, created by the Lady Chief Justice in 2024 to modernise the judiciary’s approach to #Open Justice. You can register to listen to the livestream of his talk here: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Is our justice system open and transparent? Today we’re joining colleagues from the Courts and Tribunals Observers Network for a workshop exploring #OpenJustice challenges, and we’re delighted to have the Hon Mr Justice Nicklin end the day with a public lecture on “Open Justice: Fit for Purpose”

Looking forward to today’s Open Justice event @greentempleton.bsky.social. First talk on asylum courts

Welfare deputies should always be consulted & will be the decision-maker for some decisions. I’ve been a deputy for 15yrs & it’s crucial for supporting my brain-injured sister. But disturbing case reveals how deputies were excluded openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/05/16/d...

Public lecture by Nicklin J on Open Justice - Wednesday 4th June 2025 All welcome - registration required. www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/event/open-justice-fit-for-purpose/

Please share! Public lecture - Mr Justice Nicklin - Open Justice: Fit for Purpose - Wednesday 4 June 2025 17:00 to 19:00 Location: Green Templeton College, University of Oxford Speaker: The Honourable Mr Justice Nicklin Register here: www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

I'll be performing my latest one-woman show, 'Why God Created Lesbians', at The Old Fire Station in Oxford on Sat 14th June. Please share this post if you can! Booking link: oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/why... Other tour dates (including London) can be found at www.claresummerskill.co.uk/events

The wife of a multimillionaire with severe dementia recently asked the High Court to make tax-saving arrangements for distributing his assets at an unannounced hearing from which the press and public were excluded. rozenberg.substack.com/p/secret-jus...

I'm so happy that I can finally tell our family Court of Protection story in my own name. Thank you to @kitzingercelia.bsky.social for all of your support, And @doccmartin.bsky.social @gillloomesquinn.bsky.social @clarkdaniel.bsky.social too!! openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/04/09/o...

We need to make sure what comes out of the 10 year plan for end of life care includes a new focus on listening to and foregrounding the wishes of people. 👀 Some thoughts from me 👇

Still time to apply for one of our two new researcher posts for a project on the impartiality of news...

🧵@jenkidd.bsky.social will be co-supervising an Arts and Humanities Research Council funded studentship in collaboration with @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social to work on The Reg and George archive on co-creating stories about love, care, and LGBTQ+ relationships in later life.

a compelling example of the dehumanising of someone who needs a health service, and his family, while the judge 'referees' the funding arguments

Interesting blog post by @jennykitzinger.bsky.social Should P's home be sold to pay the fees for somewhere he says he doesn't want to be? openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/02/10/w...

New MA in AI and Digital Media Production starting at our school from next year - can apply now

Day 15 (noon 🕛 report) – today is International #WorldWhaleDay 🐳 Hopefully #RowForIt25’s 🇬🇧 will get to see more #whales 🐋, #dolphins 🐬 or even a #shark 🦈 during their #AtlanticDash2025 🚣‍♂️💨 🐋 in 🇬🇧 waters 🔗 www.mcsuk.org/news/whales-... Background 📷 by Berggruen Institute

It is Dydd Gwyl Dewi/St David's Day on 1 March. Time to celebrate/enjoy/reflect on all things Welsh. So this will be a short series of takes from CHILDREN OF THE LAND, available from amzn.eu/d/5F0Xd3V. Here Enfys is defending the rivers of Wales from hostile takeover in the novella The Flow.

Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on the previous month's media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other recent transparency news.  MEDIA COVERAGE OF FAMILY LAW,... https://transparencyproject.org.uk/?p=29320

Selling someone’s flat in order to repay “care home fees for somewhere he doesn’t want to be” A care home resident’s ‘best interests’? My new blog from observing the Court of Protection openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/02/10/w...

E-mail [email protected] if you’d like to attend this free webinar

Next stop #Antigua 🇦🇬 Fair winds and following seas to all four teams in the #AtlanticDash2025 🚣💨 1️⃣ Cruising Free 🇬🇧 2️⃣ Waves to Awareness 🇦🇬 3️⃣ Polly Anne 🇬🇧 4️⃣ #RowForIt25 🇬🇧 Follow their progress on the Live Tracker 📍 yb.tl/atlanticdash... 📷 by The Atlantic Dash 🔗 www.atlanticdash.com/atlantic-das...

We will live post from 10.30 ….

What happens when families' views of what a person would have wanted are not accepted by the courts? Great post about epistemic justice in best interests decisions by @jennykitzinger.bsky.social for @openjusticecop.bsky.social wp.me/pc5lMH-60y

Living on the edge. Packed final boxes for charity & Unloading stuff for the tip from my father’s house. Sale completes today. A tip - don’t do this! #TooLastMinute