Laura Davidson
Barrister
Dr Laura Davidson is a barrister at No5 Chambers in London (no5.com) who specialises in disability rights, & particularly mental health & capacity law. Newlawjournal.co.uk
Barrister
Dr Laura Davidson is a barrister at No5 Chambers in London (no5.com) who specialises in disability rights, & particularly mental health & capacity law. Newlawjournal.co.uk
With Cheshire West overturned, Laura Davidson considers whether a more flexible approach to deprivation of liberty comes at the cost of vital safeguards
Laura Davidson asks if new UN guidance could topple compulsory detention & enforced medical treatment
Is it time for the shadowy practice of covert medication to be brought into the light? Dr Laura Davidson thinks so
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
Laura Davidson examines the law on capacity to have sexual relations
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
How far does the state’s duty of care extend in protecting detained patients—both voluntary & involuntary—from self-harm? Laura Davidson investigates
How can mental capacity be assessed in the online sphere? Laura Davidson examines two recent rulings in the Court of Protection
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston
Harneys senior leadership appointments
Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan
Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires
Anthony Collins—Laura Moss
Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector
NEWS
More than 100 teams from the legal and financial services sectors competed in five sports at the 51st Law Society RFC Festival of Sport earlier this month
Part-time status need only be an effective cause of less favourable treatment, rather than the sole cause, the Supreme Court has held in Augustine v Data Cars
Britain’s new acknowledgement that Israel’s occupation is unlawful, and accompanying settlement-goods ban and sanctions, is significant but overdue, argue Danny Friedman KC and Victor Kattan in NLJ this week
New planning fee rises, wider trade union access rights and a service-by-email trap feature in Stephen Gold’s latest Civil Way
Existing defamation law can respond to AI ‘hallucinations’, but allocating responsibility will prove harder where outputs reach users without human intervention
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