David Burrows
NLJ columnist
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
NLJ columnist
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 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
Open justice is the default position for all civil proceedings & should be high on any family courts reformer’s list, says David Burrows
David Burrows charts the highs & lows of the ‘Ancillary relief pilot scheme’ 25 years on
David Burrows laments the opportunities missed in the Civil Justice Council’s recent report on compulsory ADR
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Freeths—Ruth Clare
National real estate team bolstered by partner hire in Manchester
Farrer & Co—Claire Gordon
Partner appointed head of family team
mfg Solicitors—Neil Harrison
Firm strengthens agriculture and rural affairs team with partner return
NEWS
Conveyancing lawyers have enjoyed a rapid win after campaigning against UK Finance’s decision to charge for access to the Mortgage Lenders’ Handbook
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a recruitment drive for talented early career and more senior barristers and solicitors
Regulators differed in the clarity and consistency of their post-Mazur advice and guidance, according to an interim report by the Legal Services Board (LSB)
The dangers of uncritical artificial intelligence (AI) use in legal practice are no longer hypothetical. In this week's NLJ, Dr Charanjit Singh of Holborn Chambers examines cases where lawyers relied on ‘hallucinated’ citations — entirely fictitious authorities generated by AI tools
The Solicitors Act 1974 may still underpin legal regulation, but its age is increasingly showing. Writing in NLJ this week, Victoria Morrison-Hughes of the Association of Costs Lawyers argues that the Act is ‘out of step with modern consumer law’ and actively deters fairness
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