A thread 1. Almost all Court of Protection hearings are open for public to observe: they aren't "private". The COP is committed to open justice + transparency. But about half the COP hearings every day are branded "PRIVATE". This sends the wrong message from #notsecretcourt

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A decision to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition in the best interests of a young woman with anorexia. Charlotte Buck (whose MA medical law dissertation was on anorexia in COP) reports on 3 hearings in the case of A Mental Health Trust v BG openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2022/08/04/ano…

Why changing the law is not needed to support parents like Archie’s research.reading.ac.uk/research-blog/…

Very enjoyable Shakespeare Burlesques (based on Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet) performed in Temple Church Court by the Inner Temple Drama Society. A popular form of Victorian theatre, the 1st piece tonight was written by W S Gilbert, a member of The Inner Temple.

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