Norfolk County Council v CA & Ors

CourtCourt of Protection
JudgeMrs Justice Arbuthnot
Neutral Citation[2025] EWCOP 16 (T3)
Date11 April 2025
Year2025
CounselDr Oliver Lewis,Mr Oliver Woolley
Neutral Citation Number: [2025] EWCOP 16 (T3)
Case No: COP 14187074
IN THE COURT OF PROTECTION
IN THE MATTER OF THE MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005
IN THE INHERENT JURISDICTION OF THE HIGH COURT
AND IN THE MATTER OF CA
Date: 11 th
April 2025
Before:
Mrs Justice Arbuthnot DBE
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Between:
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL Applicant
- and -
CA
(by her litigation friend, the Official
Solicitor)
1 st
Respondent
- and -
DA 2 nd
Respondent
-and-
CELIA KITZINGER (Open Justice Court
of Protection Project) Applicant to
vary the
transparency
order
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Dr Oliver Lewis (instructed by NP Law) for the Applicant
Mr Oliver Woolley (instructed by Irwin Mitchell) for the 1st Respondent
Ms Caroline Grady (a litigant-in-person) is the 2nd Respondent
Professor Celia Kitzinger (a litigant-in-person)
Hearing date: 11th April 2025
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JUDGMENT
This judgment was handed down remotely to parties via email on 17th April 2025 at 17:38.

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