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Laura Davidson

Laura Davidson

Marketing Manager, Greene & Greene

Articles

Fact-finding hearings in the health and social context
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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
23 Feb 2016
Cheshire West continues to be troublesome
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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
22 Sept 2015
False imprisonment, part 2: Are our rights stronger in Europe?
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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...
14 Jul 2015
False imprisonment, part one: A right to compensation?
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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...
16 Jun 2015
Fundamental right to liberty
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Fundamental right to liberty

Has Mr Justice Mostyn been engaging in a perverse 'frolic', asks Laura Davidson
9 Jun 2015
Best interests: how the Supreme Court restored the law for incapacitated patients
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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
8 Jan 2014
Deprivation of liberty: current approach leaves vulnerable clients with limited protection
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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...
20 Nov 2013
Blurring the boundaries: DoLS
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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
29 Nov 2012
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