Judge praised for protecting autonomy

Litigant who spoke for himself in the Court of Protection describes the experience

A few days before Christmas, the Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership made an urgent application to the Court of Protection — the court that makes financial or welfare decisions for people when they lack the mental capacity to take these decisions themselves.

The case involved JH, a man in his early 40s who grew up in Reigate. As a teenager he w…