Hearings
England & Wales
16 Apr 2021 [2021] EWCA Civ 512; [2021] 1 WLR 3098; [2021] WLR(D) 215, CA (Peter Jackson, Baker, Warby LJJ)
13 Jul 2021 (appn dis) [2021] 1 WLR 4682, SC(E) (Lord Hodge DPSC, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose JJSC)
In re P (An Adult) (Discharge of Party)
Subject Matter
MENTAL DISORDER — Court of Protection — Discharge of party — Court of Protection making order discharging mother of vulnerable adult as party to proceedings — Mother given no notice of evidence on which order based and no opportunity to make representations — Whether procedure contrary to open justice principle, natural justice and right to fair trial — Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, arts 6, 8 — Court of Protection Rules 2017 (SI 2017/1035), rr 1, 3
[2021] EWCA Civ 512; [2021] 1 WLR 3098; [2021] WLR(D) 215, CA
Commentary
Transparency Project
Discharging a party in a case – without telling them why
Case comment