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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

David Burrows asks, is the tribunal system human rights compliant?

Mediative, co-operative justice would benefit all parties and protect the legal aid budget, says David Burrows

David Burrows examines the relationship between judicial discretion & the law

David Burrows turns the spotlight on child support proceedings in magistrates' courts

Part 3: Do child support committal applications breach human rights? David Burrows reports

Ratcliffe should be compulsory reading for all family practitioners. David Burrows explains why

Part 2: David Burrows reports on the spurious approach to committal application

David Burrows questions why magistrates' courts are reluctant to scrutinise liability orders

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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
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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