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Family Court judge accused of misfeasance in public office by social worker he criticised
This is a sad and unsatisfactory story. In November last year, the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal brought by an unnamed social worker and an unnamed police officer against findings of an unnamed judge against them. The unusual feature of the case was that neither...
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Lasting Powers of Attorney in the news – a more detailed explanation
This is a guest post from Victoria Butler Cole (@TorButlerCole), with contributions made by Heledd Wyn (@heledd_wyn) and regular Transparency Project contributor Barbara Rich (@barbararich_law). On 15 August 2017, the BBC ran a story about powers of attorney arising...
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Towards a Family Justice Observatory
What is the problem? Many of us in the family justice system have been saying for a long time that there is an urgent need for better dissemination of research about important issues which guide judicial decision making about children and their futures. I recall...
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The Everlasting Discussion of Lasting Powers of Attorney
An interview with recently-retired senior judge of the Court of Protection, Denzil Lush, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Tuesday 15 August 2017, and associated coverage on the BBC News website and other mainstream media, has led to a flurry of comment and...
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Lasting Powers of Attorney in the news – a more detailed explanation
This is a guest post from Victoria Butler Cole (@TorButlerCole), with contributions made by Heledd Wyn (@heledd_wyn) and regular Transparency Project contributor Barbara Rich (@barbararich_law). On 15 August 2017, the BBC ran a story about powers of attorney arising...
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