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David Burrows

NLJ columnist

David Burrows is an NLJ columnist, solicitor advocate, & author of Open Justice and Privacy in Family Proceedings (2020, The Law Society). Newlawjournal.co.uk

NLJ columnist

David Burrows is an NLJ columnist, solicitor advocate, & author of Open Justice and Privacy in Family Proceedings (2020, The Law Society). Newlawjournal.co.uk

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

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

The child support system is needlessly cumbersome, says David Burrows

David Burrows considers the fairness of delayed lump sum payments when recession hits

David Burrows discusses recent cases involving reasonable provision and disclosure

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook

DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director

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Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice

NEWS
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
Four recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions have clarified important employment law principles on dismissal, bonuses, trade union activity and tribunal procedure
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
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