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Mental health – Patient's property. The Court of Protection made decisions regarding the patient's living arrangement and visitation rights of her family between whom there was considerable disagreement about various matter relating to her care and also to previous business dealings. The court held that publication of an anonymised judgment would be futile as so much information was already in the public domain and it was in the public interest for the court to publish its judgment in the case in a form that named individuals.
Mental health – Patient's property. The Court of Protection made decisions regarding the patient's living arrangement and visitation rights of her family between whom there was considerable disagreement about various matter relating to her care and also to previous business dealings. The court held that publication of an anonymised judgment would be futile as so much information was already in the public domain and it was in the public interest for the court to publish its judgment in the case in a form that named individuals.
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Mark Neale, Director General of the Bar Standards Board, offers an update on the Equality Rules consultation
