claire martin

@DocCMartin

NHS psychologist with older people. @Assoc_CAT therapist. @OpenJusticeCoP core member. Knits. Views can never truly be your ‘own’, can they? Rtw =\= endorsement

North East, England Joined August 2012

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claire martin @DocCMartin Mar 25

TODAY: DOES OPEN JUSTICE APPLY IN THE COP - Ruth Cowles (the mother of Carl Gardner, whose case this was initially regarding) is the appellant in this case & argues that it doesn’t. Celia Kitzinger & Sarah Castle (the OS) are intervenors.

Live streamed

judiciary.uk/the-court-of-a…

www.judiciary.uk The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) - Live streaming of court hearings - Courts and Tribunals... Working to improve public access to, and understanding of, the work of the courts

Open Justice Court of Protection Project @OpenJusticeCoP Mar 23

Court of Appeal to decide whether open justice applies to the Court of Protection: Briefing for CA-2025-001953 Re Gardner openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/03/22/cou… via @OpenJusticeCoP
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claire martin @DocCMartin Mar 24

Family member: “The Court of Protection needs more openness, not less. People need to understand what is going on and when there is injustice it needs to be exposed.”

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/blog-2/

openjusticecourtofprotection.org Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

claire martin @DocCMartin Mar 9

Did you watch Dirty Business? They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/end-… via @38degrees

you.38degrees.org.uk End the sewage pollution scandal We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put...

claire martin @DocCMartin Feb 19

Still time to sign up for this webinar with the brilliant Celia Kitzinger and Gill Loomes-Quinn.

Email the project and we will send you the link!

claire martin @DocCMartin Feb 14

"I don’t think the judges, lawyers or public bodies involved have any idea of the impact it has had, & is still having"

An excellent blog by my colleague @AmandaAPHill

A step-by-step guide to ask court to change your freedom of expression restrictions

openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2026/02/12/how…

openjusticecourtofprotection.org How to vary the duration of a Transparency Order from “until further order of the court” to “until... By Amanda Hill, 12th February 2026 I am the daughter of a protected party in the Court of Protection. I can say that because at a hearing in March 2025, HHJ Murch approved my application to vary th…