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
David Burrows reflects on the state of family law & considers the chances of alignment of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 with the Civil Procedure Rules 1998
A procedural morass in the making? David Burrows discusses the urgent need for clarity in domestic abuse proceedings
Time to steady the law on privacy & anonymity in family proceedings? David Burrows makes the case
In the first of two articles from the barricades, David Burrows reflects on the uneasy relationship between privacy, anonymity & transparency
David Burrows on the law of family breakdown: where are we now & where are we going?
Is there any civil right to reply to an assertion of irretrievable breakdown? David Burrows investigates
David Burrows takes issue with the new divorce and civil partnership dissolution law and rules
Spotlight on domestic abuse cases: David Burrows examines proof of controlling & coercive behaviour
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