This site accompanies
Court of Protection Handbook. On this site, you will find links to
relevant statutory materials and other
guidance that space precluded us from including in the appendices,
precedent orders covering most of the most common situations that arise before the Court, useful (free) web
resources, and updates on practice and procedure before the Court of Protection. These updates take the form of posts on the site’s
blog, and also (where relevant)
updates cross-referenced to the relevant paragraphs in the book.
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:40:54 +0000
With effect from 1 May 2024, the fee for making an application in the Court of Protection will rise from £371 to £408, and the appeal fee from £234 to £257. The Court and Tribunal Fees (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2024 also corrects some errors, including in the Court of Protection Fees Order 2007. As the … Continue reading "Fees increase in the Court of Protection"
Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:40:39 +0000
Amendments to three Practice Directions supplementing the Court of Protection Rules 2017 have been made. In summary the changes are: The amendments to the Practice Directions come into force on 1 April 2024. All the Practice Directions can be found here.
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 09:51:52 +0000
A revised COP44A Help with fees application, and COP44B guidance notes have been published and are to be used with effect from Monday 12th February 2024. There will be a transition period between Monday 12th February 2024 until Thursday 29th February 2024 where old paper or digital applications will be accepted, however any applications received … Continue reading "Revised help with fees process"
Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:15:45 +0000
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including costs on appeals from the Court of Protection, a helpful set of guidance documents for making and using LPAs, and medical evidence of mental disorder .
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:45:48 +0000
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including how to deal with the ‘two P’ situation, the costs of appeals in welfare cases, and transparency and ‘cooling off’ periods.
Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:03:07 +0000
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of the new COP3 form, discussion of freezing injunctions, and committal complexities.
Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:48:54 +0000
In Re Esper v NHS NW London ICB (Appeal : Anonymity in Committal Proceedings) [2023] EWCOP 29, Poole J addressed the complexities of the (not entirely seamless) interaction between the Court of Protection Rules and the Lord Chief Justice’s March 2015 Practice Direction: Committal for Contempt of Court – Open Court. We will cover this in full … Continue reading "Committal hearings in the Court of Protection – publicity and complexity"
Mon, 01 May 2023 10:04:18 +0000
The quarterly update to the Court of Protection Handbook is now available on the Handbook website, including details of guidance relating to closed hearings, e-bills for costs in certain cases, updated statements of truth and more.
Mon, 20 Feb 2023 11:38:21 +0000
After a stint since 2018 marked indelibly by the pandemic, as well as by the promulgation of no less than 60 published decisions (according to Westlaw), representing the tip of the jurisprudential iceberg, the current Vice-President, Hayden J, stepped down officially on 13 February 2023 from his role (but not as a judge hearing cases … Continue reading "A new Vice-President for the Court of Protection"
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:30:49 +0000
The Vice-President of the Court of Protection, Hayden J, has issued guidance about closed hearings and closed materials. As it says in its opening paragraphs, it applies to ‘closed hearings’ and ‘closed materials,’ defined as follows: a. “Closed hearings” are hearings from which (1) a party; and (2) (where the party is represented) the party’s … Continue reading "‘Closed hearings’ guidance issued by the Vice-President"