Court of Protection listing mishap leaves observers in dark

The Civil and Family Listing Manager at the Leeds Combined Court Centre has offered a “sincere apology” after “failings by this office did indeed deprive you of the opportunity to observe the hearing”.

A 140-day fight for a judgment

A reserved judgment, e-mailed in secret to the parties, was only disclosed to the mouseinthecourt some 140 days after being handed down.

The RCJ’s secret Crown Courts

Nestled away in the labyrinth of corridors within London’s grand Royal Courts of Justice, hidden away behind frosted glass doors, are a couple of Crown Courts dishing out justice almost in private.

Entry Denied at Barnet Civil Justice Centre

A trip to North London in October 2022 to observe the latest development in a series of mortgage fraud hearings almost had to be aborted after court staff denied entry. Some polite but persistent resistance was needed in order to gain access and report on the case.

The Secret Judgment hand down

The High Court blames “an over-sight of a court clerk” to explain why “there was no record of this case having been heard…This matter should have been listed and published on gov.uk but due to this over-sight this was not done. This has highlighted a serious training issue which will be addressed as a priority

The Hidden Hearing

A preliminary hearing before a Birmingham District Judge, which concerned a £14.3m loan crowdfunded by 4,900 retail investors, failed to be listed.

The Secret Hearing

On 22 March 2021 the High Court unlawfully sat in secret. Despite an assurance I would receive a transcript some 669 days later I’m still waiting. “In light of the failures of the Court to grant you access to the hearing I have begun the process of obtaining a transcript of the hearing, and a