David Burrows
David Burrows is an NLJ columnist, solicitor advocate, and author of Open Justice and Privacy in Family Proceedings (2020, The Law Society). Newlawjournal.co.uk
David Burrows is an NLJ columnist, solicitor advocate, and author of Open Justice and Privacy in Family Proceedings (2020, The Law Society). Newlawjournal.co.uk
In the first of a series of NLJ articles on the new FPR, David Burrows focuses on how to issue proceedings & transitional provisions
Part two: David Burrows offers further thought on the Family Proceedings Rules 2010
Part one: David Burrows offers some preliminary thoughts on the Family Proceedings Rules 2010
David Burrows examines the lessons set by Kingdon
David Burrows breaks a self-imposed ordinance
David Burrows unravels the complexities of solicitors’ retainer contracts
Should children be asked to give evidence in family proceedings? David Burrows investigates
David Burrows uncovers some anomalies of committal proceedings
MOVERS & SHAKERS
NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson
Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating
Wedlake Bell—Rebecca Christie
Firm welcomes partner with specialist expertise in family and art law
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Birketts—Álvaro Aznar
Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team
The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ
