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David Burrows

NLJ columnist

David Burrows NLJ columnist, solicitor advocate, author of Open Justice and Privacy in Family Proceedings (2020, The Law Society) 

NLJ columnist

David Burrows NLJ columnist, solicitor advocate, author of Open Justice and Privacy in Family Proceedings (2020, The Law Society) 

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

The variety of application of the laws of contempt are explained by David Burrows in the first of two articles on contempt in court

David Burrows reports on clarity, fairness & the judgment summons procedure

David Burrows reports on the admittance of expert evidence in civil & family proceedings

When does the common law listen to the child, asks David Burrows

David Burrows shares his reflections on legal advice privilege & the Panama Papers

David Burrows explores how courts strive to balance the search for justice with protecting vulnerable witnesses

David Burrows analyses the court’s approach to the autonomy of the mature child

David Burrows discusses isolation of issues by mediation in financial cases

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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
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
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
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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