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2 weeks ago | 
parksquarebarristers.co.uk | Paul Foster
23/05/2025PSQB’s Court of Protection Team would like to thank everyone that attended last night’s seminar. Anaum Riaz spoke on ‘Local Authority Duties under Leaving Care Provisions’Naomi McLoughlin provided a talk on the ‘Care Act 2014: Duties to Young People’The recording of the seminar is available upon request, please contact for further information.
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2 weeks ago | 
wncw.org | Paul Foster
WUNC Environment Reporter, Celeste Gracia, sat down with WNCW to talk about her story, "PFAS Pollution Is Hurting Some Small N.C. Businesses And A Lack Of Regulations Makes It Worse". P-FAS, Per and Polyfluoroalkyl-substances, are chemicals that resist grease, oil, water, and heat. Celeste talked with businesses that have become victims of PFAS and what state legislators are doing about it. This conversation originally aired in May 2025. Link- wunc.org/people/celeste-gracia
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2 weeks ago | 
wncw.org | Paul Foster
The Flood: Music for Manna is available online for song downloads, with proceeds going toward Asheville's Manna Foodbank. Like many businesses and homeowners across Western North Carolina, Manna experienced damages and losses due to Hurricane Helene. Project Producer Guy Smith and artists Jay Brown and Josh Pierce were our guests. This conversation originally aired in May 2025. Link- theflood.music
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1 month ago | 
wncw.org | Paul Foster
Grace Cowan was Paul's guest on this edition of More to the Story, when she shared why more women should hold political office and influence important topics in South Carolina. Other topics in the interview included The Sister Senators and the importance of town halls. Grace is the host of the political podcast Frogmore Stew. This interview originally aired in April. www.frogmorestewsc.com
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1 month ago | 
wncw.org | Paul Foster
Camp Grier is a 501-c organization, located in McDowell County. Executive Director, Jason McDougal, and Event and Development Director, Sarah Odom, shared the camp's history, summer campers, and their dedication to their region. This includes the Old Fort Strong Fund and something called Grier Village. This interview originally aired in mid-April. https://www.campgrier.org
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1 month ago | 
wncw.org | Paul Foster
Carolina Public Press Reporter, Lucas Thomae, sat down with WNCW to recap his story, "Stein Marks First 100 Days With Wins So Far With Tough Tests Coming". That's North Carolina Governor Josh Stein. Lucas shared what he called wins for Stein, but some tough tests that await him moving forward. Things like more Hurricane Helene relief and education. This interview originally aired in April. carolinapublicpress.org
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1 month ago | 
wncw.org | Paul Foster
Eastern North Carolina's Adrian Wood is one of three authors contributing to the new book, Autism Out Loud: Parenting Children on the Spectrum. She was a guest on the Friday Feature. Wood is the mother of a young teenager with Autism. They share their journey, including challenges that both the child and the parent face. The interview aired in April, which was National Autism Awareness Month. (book link- https://www.facebook.com/p/Autism-Out-Loud-61558484091875/
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1 month ago | 
autism.einnews.com | Paul Foster
Published May 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM EDT Listen • 9:04 Eastern North Carolina's Adrian Wood is one of three authors contributing to the new book, Autism Out Loud: Parenting Children on the Spectrum. She was a guest on the Friday Feature. Wood is the mother of a young teenager with Autism. They share their journey, including challenges that both the child and the parent face.
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1 month ago | 
parksquarebarristers.co.uk | Paul Foster
01/05/2025 Caroline Shields and Louise Noblet of the Court of Protection team hosted an hybrid seminar yesterday evening on The Children Act 1989, the Inherent Jurisdiction or the Court of Protection for 16-18 year olds? Thank you for all those who attended. This was the first of our series of Court of Protection seminars: The transition from children’s social care to adult social care.
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1 month ago | 
parksquarebarristers.co.uk | Paul Foster
15/04/2025 An interesting case which serves as a reminder that in privacy-sensitive contexts, even procedural defaults like transparency orders can be overridden where substantial and compelling reasons are shown. Judgment of Mr Justice RajahFACTSMr Justice Rajah was asked to decide whether a hearing in the Court of Protection, concerning a former public figure (“P”) who now suffers from severe dementia, should proceed in private.
