Laura Davidson

Marketing Manager, Greene & Greene

25 Jul 2012

The relevance of purpose in deprivation of liberty cases

The addition of Ã¢â‚¬Ëœpurpose' by the English courts to the factors relevant 'in assessing whether there has been a deprivation of liberty can wrongly provide 'a justification to an otherwise unlawful measure, says Laura Davidson

11 Apr 2011

Close comfort

When it comes to deprivation of liberty, it should not matter if the judge's heart is in the right place, argues Laura Davidson

1 Nov 2010

Minor threat

One simple amendment to recent mental health legislation could transform the quality of patients' lives, but we must club together if we are to persuade the policitians, writes Laura Davidson

6 Sept 2010

Finding fault

When does a tort of strict liability require fault? When you're a psychiatric patient, writes Laura Davidson

2 Aug 2010

Order of the day

Community treatment orders are subject to strict criteria, but the rules concerning a patient's suitability for an order and when they might be recalled to hospital would benefit from greater clarity, says Laura Davidson

27 Oct 2009

Last resort

Sedation should only be used to transport an objecting incapacitated person elsewhere when it is the least restrictive way to protect them from foreseeable harm, says Laura Davidson

30 Nov 2007

Mental health and mental capacity: the new overlap

Patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 as well as their doctors should be able to rely on the new principles in the Mental Capacity Act 2005, says Laura Davidson

16 Feb 2007

Miracle cure?

The sleeping pill Zolpidem has recently been used with some success to revive patients in a permanent vegetative state. Laura Davidson asks where that leaves medical welfare declaratory applications for these patients

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