Celia Kitzinger
@kitzingercelia.bsky.social
Promoting #OpenJustice in the Court of Protection #NotSecretCourt
Check out our website: openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Also all things Lake District + Cumbria including hiking, literature, & other stuff that interests me!
Check out our website: openjusticecourtofprotection.org
Also all things Lake District + Cumbria including hiking, literature, & other stuff that interests me!
Just a scattering of snow on Causey Pike this morning...
November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Just a scattering of snow on Causey Pike this morning...
Public observers disillusioned and dismayed by what they see in the Supreme Court. Not what judges hope for from open justice!
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November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Public observers disillusioned and dismayed by what they see in the Supreme Court. Not what judges hope for from open justice!
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
openjusticecourtofprotection.org/2025/11/10/w...
Back o Blencathra with sun, swirling mist, and curlews
October 11, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Back o Blencathra with sun, swirling mist, and curlews
Yesterday's walk involved deer sightings and the eerie sound of the roaring of rutting stags - and also the summit of Angletarn Pike, our 112th (post-surgery) Wainwright
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Yesterday's walk involved deer sightings and the eerie sound of the roaring of rutting stags - and also the summit of Angletarn Pike, our 112th (post-surgery) Wainwright
Two more Wainwrights to tick off this week - Great Bourne and Starling Dodd, under cloudy skies and with strong winds on the summits. Lovely hike up the waterfall gully from Ennerdale. That's 111/214 post-knee-surgery Wainwrights (and another 11 #NHS1000miles)
September 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Two more Wainwrights to tick off this week - Great Bourne and Starling Dodd, under cloudy skies and with strong winds on the summits. Lovely hike up the waterfall gully from Ennerdale. That's 111/214 post-knee-surgery Wainwrights (and another 11 #NHS1000miles)
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This is now the standard response from the Official Solicitor when we request their Position Statement.
Following the guidance in Poole J, the procedure is then to ask the judge (email or raise hand in court) to DIRECT the OS send their PS. Judges then do so.
This is now the standard response from the Official Solicitor when we request their Position Statement.
Following the guidance in Poole J, the procedure is then to ask the judge (email or raise hand in court) to DIRECT the OS send their PS. Judges then do so.
September 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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This is now the standard response from the Official Solicitor when we request their Position Statement.
Following the guidance in Poole J, the procedure is then to ask the judge (email or raise hand in court) to DIRECT the OS send their PS. Judges then do so.
This is now the standard response from the Official Solicitor when we request their Position Statement.
Following the guidance in Poole J, the procedure is then to ask the judge (email or raise hand in court) to DIRECT the OS send their PS. Judges then do so.
That's us signing the marriage register in Vancouver 22 years ago (don't we look young!) - then us outside the Royal Courts of Justice a few years later, after the High Court judge refused recognition of our Canadian marriage in England 😢 + two more anniversary pics.
August 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
That's us signing the marriage register in Vancouver 22 years ago (don't we look young!) - then us outside the Royal Courts of Justice a few years later, after the High Court judge refused recognition of our Canadian marriage in England 😢 + two more anniversary pics.
Me looking across Wastwater yesterday - a stunning hike!
August 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Me looking across Wastwater yesterday - a stunning hike!
Superb Sunday hike with @suewilkinson.bsky.social on the Mosedale Horseshoe (11 miles 1,630 metres), Wasdale Head, Black Sail Pass, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Red Pike and (sting in the tail) Yewbarrow (lots of scrambling both up and down!). That's 5 more (post-knee-surgery) Wainwrights!
August 18, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Superb Sunday hike with @suewilkinson.bsky.social on the Mosedale Horseshoe (11 miles 1,630 metres), Wasdale Head, Black Sail Pass, Pillar, Scoat Fell, Steeple, Red Pike and (sting in the tail) Yewbarrow (lots of scrambling both up and down!). That's 5 more (post-knee-surgery) Wainwrights!
Evening swim in Wastwater
August 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Evening swim in Wastwater
Looking down Sour Milk Gill to Buttermere on the way up Red Pike with @suewilkinson.bsky.social yesterday. Walked along the fabulous ridge from Red Pike summit over High Stile and High Crag - so 3 new (post-knee-surgery) Wainwrights to bring our (post-surgery) total to 100. Yay!!
August 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Looking down Sour Milk Gill to Buttermere on the way up Red Pike with @suewilkinson.bsky.social yesterday. Walked along the fabulous ridge from Red Pike summit over High Stile and High Crag - so 3 new (post-knee-surgery) Wainwrights to bring our (post-surgery) total to 100. Yay!!
Four Wainwrights today on the Pasturebeck Round from Hartsop! #NHS1000miles.
August 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Four Wainwrights today on the Pasturebeck Round from Hartsop! #NHS1000miles.
Dinner at the Woolpack, Laurie Lee’s local, in Slad, the Gloucestershire village described in Cider with Rosie
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Dinner at the Woolpack, Laurie Lee’s local, in Slad, the Gloucestershire village described in Cider with Rosie
Question for COP lawyers please:
Does the Court of Protection have the power to add a Power of Arrest to an injunction order? (Is that different from a Bench Warrant?)
Does the Court of Protection have the power to add a Power of Arrest to an injunction order? (Is that different from a Bench Warrant?)
July 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Question for COP lawyers please:
Does the Court of Protection have the power to add a Power of Arrest to an injunction order? (Is that different from a Bench Warrant?)
Does the Court of Protection have the power to add a Power of Arrest to an injunction order? (Is that different from a Bench Warrant?)
Today’s hike to Chilchbalm along the Sefi-Litschena river to the glacial basin (Switzerland). Late posting my #NHS1000miles (51 for the week plus another 8 today) @suewilkinson.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today’s hike to Chilchbalm along the Sefi-Litschena river to the glacial basin (Switzerland). Late posting my #NHS1000miles (51 for the week plus another 8 today) @suewilkinson.bsky.social
And another good thing about today - neither of us needed to implement the "Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)" decisions we wrote on the backs of our running bibs. They are legally valid ADRTs (and each of us is the others LPA - which might help enforce them).
June 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
And another good thing about today - neither of us needed to implement the "Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR)" decisions we wrote on the backs of our running bibs. They are legally valid ADRTs (and each of us is the others LPA - which might help enforce them).
We set out to do 10 Peaks in 10 hours. It was very hot + humid. We did 5 peaks in 6 hours and decided enough was enough. We ate icecream and caught the bus home. Knowing when to stop is part of playing safely and enjoying the outdoors. Raised funds for @mssocietyuk.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We set out to do 10 Peaks in 10 hours. It was very hot + humid. We did 5 peaks in 6 hours and decided enough was enough. We ate icecream and caught the bus home. Knowing when to stop is part of playing safely and enjoying the outdoors. Raised funds for @mssocietyuk.bsky.social
My application to register with the Courts and Tribunals Hearings Services has been rejected as I can't provide a Press Card. How it that relevant? I run an open justice project and want to be able to get alerts and search listings as journalists do. Please @hmctsgovuk.bsky.social fix this!
June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
My application to register with the Courts and Tribunals Hearings Services has been rejected as I can't provide a Press Card. How it that relevant? I run an open justice project and want to be able to get alerts and search listings as journalists do. Please @hmctsgovuk.bsky.social fix this!
Ever wondered what Special Visitors (and General Visitors) do in the Court of Protection. Join our small friendly meeting with a real-life Special Visitor (Marion Gray) who will explain everything and answer questions. Monday 16th June 2025. Email for the link: [email protected]
June 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Ever wondered what Special Visitors (and General Visitors) do in the Court of Protection. Join our small friendly meeting with a real-life Special Visitor (Marion Gray) who will explain everything and answer questions. Monday 16th June 2025. Email for the link: [email protected]
At the seminar preceding Nicklin J's talk, an observer suggested a red panic button to summon Open Justice Champions.
Hit the red button to call the Champion when we haven't received a link for a hearing about to start, or when there's a "Private" sign on the court door.
I'm up for that!
Hit the red button to call the Champion when we haven't received a link for a hearing about to start, or when there's a "Private" sign on the court door.
I'm up for that!
June 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
At the seminar preceding Nicklin J's talk, an observer suggested a red panic button to summon Open Justice Champions.
Hit the red button to call the Champion when we haven't received a link for a hearing about to start, or when there's a "Private" sign on the court door.
I'm up for that!
Hit the red button to call the Champion when we haven't received a link for a hearing about to start, or when there's a "Private" sign on the court door.
I'm up for that!
Time in Naples before flying home to visit the Archeological Museum + take a look at everyday objects preserved from Pompeii.
June 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Time in Naples before flying home to visit the Archeological Museum + take a look at everyday objects preserved from Pompeii.
Not a lot of boots-on-hiking miles this week, but lots of kayaking along Italy's gorgeous Cilento coast + exploring blue caves #NHS1000miles YTD 432
June 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Not a lot of boots-on-hiking miles this week, but lots of kayaking along Italy's gorgeous Cilento coast + exploring blue caves #NHS1000miles YTD 432
And I did it! 20 miles in just under 10 hours
May 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
And I did it! 20 miles in just under 10 hours
Great vibe at the Keswick Mountain Festival today and brilliant weather too! All sorted for the Eight Peaks tomorrow - complete with DNACPR in the form of an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment, as usual on the back of my race bib (11039). Very reassuring (tho' hope it's not needed).
May 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Great vibe at the Keswick Mountain Festival today and brilliant weather too! All sorted for the Eight Peaks tomorrow - complete with DNACPR in the form of an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment, as usual on the back of my race bib (11039). Very reassuring (tho' hope it's not needed).