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By Celia Kitzinger, 30th March 2026 A Court of Protection judge has refused an application from South Tyneside Council to make a Civil Restraint Order…
According to the appellant, an “urban myth” had developed about the application of the ‘open justice’ principle to Court of Protection hearings. Flowing from that…
In this ‘advance briefing’, I will set out the relevant background and a short summary of the arguments of the appellant and the intervenors. I…
By Celia Kitzinger, 24th February 2026 The judgment is now published (click on the title to read it) Lesley Barnor Townsend -v- Epsom and St…
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