Laura Davidson

Marketing Manager, Greene & Greene

Fact-finding hearings in the health and social context

Laura Davidson considers the need for fact-finding in mental health cases, which was explored for the first time recently in AM v Partnerships in Care

Cheshire West continues to be troublesome

Laura Davidson analyses the Court of Appeal's criticisms of Lord Justice Munby's rulings on procedure in deprivation of liberty cases

False imprisonment, part 2: Are our rights stronger in Europe?

A recent Court of Appeal case concerning false imprisonment should have been led by ECHR case law, instead of relying on common law, argues Laura Davidson

False imprisonment, part one: A right to compensation?

Laura Davidson argues that until the Supreme Court reviews a recent Court of Appeal decision, compensatory awards for 'technically' unlawful detentions are likely to be greatly reduced

Fundamental right to liberty

Has Mr Justice Mostyn been engaging in a perverse 'frolic', asks Laura Davidson

Best interests: how the Supreme Court restored the law for incapacitated patients

There will be sighs of relief from lawyers and clinicians after last year's Supreme Court ruling in Aintree, says Laura Davidson

Deprivation of liberty: current approach leaves vulnerable clients with limited protection

Disabled clients have been left with no meaningful right to liberty following the emergence of the 'relative normality' concept and the introduction of an able-bodied comparator, says Laura Davidson

Blurring the boundaries: DoLS

The courts are diluting the effectiveness of the Deprivation of ?Liberty Safeguards in what looks to be a policy-motivated move, ?says Laura Davidson

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