Sir James Munby, the President of the Court of Protection,
issued guidance on 16 January 2014 about publication of the
judgements of the Court. Although the day to day business of the
Court involves some of the most vulnerable in society whose privacy
is particularly important, the Court's decisions are of
significant public interest and should be accessible. Broadly, the
President has indicated that judgements of particular interest to
the general public will now be in the public domain. These will
include those concerning a dispute as to who should act as an
attorney or a deputy, whether a vulnerable person should be moved
into or out of a residential establishment, applications relating
to financial matters of significant value in excess of £1
million and those where the sale of the vulnerable person's
house is an issue. The increased number of published judgements
will be of assistance, not only to professionals working in this
area of the law, but also to those who want to know more about what
the Court does and the decisions it makes.
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