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Laura Davidson

Barrister

No.5 Chambers

 

Barrister

No.5 Chambers

 

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
The mental health paradigm Premium Content
Laura Davidson asks if new UN guidance could topple compulsory detention & enforced medical treatment
15 December 2023
Cloak & dagger in the Court of Protection? (Pt 2) Premium Content
Is it time for the shadowy practice of covert medication to be brought into the light? Dr Laura Davidson thinks so
20 January 2023
Cloak & dagger in the Court of Protection? Premium Content
Closed proceedings & covert medication. In the first of a two-part series, Dr Laura Davidson asks if the Court of Protection has retreated to the realm of secrecy
02 December 2022
Court of protection: Sexual relations & consent Premium Content
Laura Davidson examines the law on capacity to have sexual relations
16 September 2020
COVID-19: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Premium Content

Laura Davidson discusses an urgent Court of Protection hearing held over Skype which demonstrates the powerful & competing rights & interests of care home residents lawfully deprived of their liberty during the coronavirus pandemic

06 May 2020
Duty of care: inadequate safety nets? Premium Content

How far does the state’s duty of care extend in protecting detained patients—both voluntary & involuntary—from self-harm? Laura Davidson investigates

18 July 2019
Internet & social media use: a tangled capacity web Premium Content

How can mental capacity be assessed in the online sphere? Laura Davidson examines two recent rulings in the Court of Protection

18 April 2019
Covert medication Premium Content

Laura Davidson considers the covert medication of patients detained under the Mental Health Act 1983

24 July 2008
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NLJ this week: Big tech for small firms
Robert Taylor of 360 Law Services warns in this week's NLJ that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) risks entrenching disadvantage for SME law firms, unless tools are tailored to their needs
NLJ this week: SLAPPed shut?
From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics
NLJ this week: Justice delayed, justice denied
Delays and dysfunction continue to mount in the county court, as revealed in a scathing Justice Committee report and under discussion this week by NLJ columnist Professor Dominic Regan of City Law School. Bulk claims—especially from private parking firms—are overwhelming the system, with 8,000 cases filed weekly
NLJ this week: Days numbered for upwards-only rent reviews
Writing in NLJ this week, Thomas Rothwell and Kavish Shah of Falcon Chambers unpack the surprise inclusion of a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
NLJ this week: The road ahead for employment rights
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve charts the turbulent progress of the Employment Rights Bill through the House of Lords, in this week's NLJ
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