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David Burrows
@dbfamilylaw.bsky.social
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Solicitor advocate, jurist and law writer. European. Once of Bristol, now living in France, in Burgundy

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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 1d
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Children’s applications in private proceedings: when does a child need child ‘permission’ to proceed – Part 2?
A child’s ‘understanding’: where a child does not need a guardian etc…
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 8d
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Gillick: children’s wishes and feelings in 2025
Diary of a common lawyer: Parental responsibility and the law today
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 9d
She should be prosecuted and deprived of her seat in the House of Lds

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 9d
BREAKING | Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE
Company linked to Michelle Mone ordered to repay government £122m over Covid PPE
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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 10d
Two glimpses of Conor Gearty

A master in promoting the public understanding of law

Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/two-glimps...

Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/09/two-...
Two glimpses of Conor Gearty
A master in promoting the public understanding of law
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 10d
SRA and solicitors after Mazur www.civillitigationbrief.com/2025/09/30/m...
MAZUR MATTERS 2: THE ROLE OF THE SOLICITORS REGULATORY AUTHORITY : THE REGULATOR THAT GOT THE LAW WRONG AND IS NOW “PONDERING” WHAT TO DO…
The webinar on Friday the 3rd October will deal with many of the major issues that arise from the the decision in Mazur & Anor v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2025] EWHC 2341 (KB).  One intere…
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 10d
The Home Secretary is understood to be considering applying the policy to deal with concerns about the so-called ‘Boriswave'.

Read more: trib.al/WewVODg
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 14d
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No ID, no work
Mandatory digital identification for workers by 2029, PM says
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 14d
Trump is crazy, and enables Farage, also, to move to the extremes open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
Trump enables Farage to move to the extremes
The global far right embraces its returning son
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 14d
All strength to South Glos

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 14d
"'Intimidating' and 'divisive' England flags will be removed". South Glos Council takes a stand against all the Union & St George flags on lampposts (something Bristol's Green-led council have not done).
Read the full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
'Intimidating' and 'divisive' flags will be removed, says council
Unauthorised Union Jacks and St George's crosses will be taken down
www.bristolpost.co.uk
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 15d
Nearly as bad as Trump: our PM can't keep two consistent thoughts in his head at he same time....
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 15d
UK constitution working - sort of @davidallengreen.bsky.social davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
The Prime Minister’s extraordinary and significant statement on MI5 misleading the High Court
25th September 2025 A practical example of the judiciary and the executive holding the security service to account * In his post on Monday on the collapse of the Chinese spying prosecution (to whic…
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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 15d
This should be a no brainer!

EU is pushing for a rapid deal for UK to rejoin the Erasmus+ programme to allow student exchanges from January 2027

Negotiations are at a critical juncture and a deal is needed by the end of October if the UK is to join the scheme in a little over a year
UK students get chance to study in Europe from January 2027 under new Erasmus deal
The EU is pushing for a rapid agreement for Britain to rejoin the student exchange scheme
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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 15d
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The Prime Minister’s extraordinary and significant statement on MI5 misleading the High Court

A practical example of the judiciary and executive holding the security service to account

By me

Substack:
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Personal blog:
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Written statement of the Prime Minister to Parliament on MI5 misleading the court.
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 15d
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Issue estoppel and the common law
Diary of a common lawyer: When is a court bound by an earlier court decision
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 15d
Five hours apart
Two tweets by Keir Starmer, one saying: Real patriotism means building a country where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. We choose hope over fear, and renewal over decline. The other saying: I’m focused on real, workable solutions to tackle illegal immigration. Not gimmicks. Returning people with no right to be here, seizing hundreds of boats and working with international partners to smash the gangs. That's how we are securing our borders.
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Reposted by David Burrows, Mark Priestley

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 15d
This is a welcome shift but it should have been the strategy from day one. The rise of support for Reform is not really about immigration. Support for Reform is highest in those areas with *low* migration, but high deprivation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Starmer gambles on ‘levelling up’-style initiative to tackle Reform threat
Deprived communities to be given tens of millions to patch up derelict shops, pubs and libraries and ‘restore pride’
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15d
Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.
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Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 15d
Also frankly I am quite desperate! A party that’s at best ambivalent on the question of whether I’m English and wants to deport my friends is 9 points ahead in the polls and the current leader is floundering and visibly out of his depth!
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Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 15d
Also frankly I am quite desperate! A party that’s at best ambivalent on the question of whether I’m English and wants to deport my friends is 9 points ahead in the polls and the current leader is floundering and visibly out of his depth!
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 15d
Trump is crazy. Ignore him in UK and move on...
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 15d
I can definitely see the gothic cathedral spire in two photos, maybe a third?...
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 16d
What would happen if we just ignored Farage?

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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 16d
Is it all over for Starmer?... A very gloomy assessment by @nickcohen.bsky.social of where labour and Starmer might go now. I'd say to Labour to stop chasing Reform votes and get back to socialist and left wing votes open.substack.com/pub/nickcohe...
Is it all over for Starmer?
Either he takes the fight to the right, or he goes
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Anna Quent @annaquent.bsky.social · 17d
Goldfinches love the forget-me-not seeds.
Stieglitz auf einem Blumenkasten, neben dem Vergissmeinnicht blühen, reckt sich mit geöffnetem Schnabel zu einem Samen. Er wird teils von Stielen und Blüten verdeckt.
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ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · 17d
Our guest contributor @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social continues his series on the rules of precedent in this latest blog post:
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A child’s age and understanding in 1925 - ICLR
David Burrows concludes his series on the rules of precedent and how courts take account of children’s views in relation to their decisions.... Continue reading about A child’s age and understanding i...
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 18d
Will my Family Court judgment be published? transparencyproject.org.uk/will-my-fami...
Will my Family Court judgment be published?
We recently received an enquiry from someone who wanted a court judgment in their case to be published and didn't know how to go about this. When a judge de
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Ian Saltern 〓〓 @saltern.bsky.social · 19d
The people of today’s Cornwall were trading tin with the people of today’s Palestine (Levant) some 4,000 years ago. Such trade with the eastern Mediterranean continued into the sixth century CE - with unprecedented amounts of pottery once holding wine and oil found at Tintagel #Palestine
a beach with a rocky shoreline and waves crashing on the sand
ALT: a beach with a rocky shoreline and waves crashing on the sand
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David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 19d
By @davidallengreen.bsky.social 'Terrorism law is a body of law that provides legal powers and privileges to the state in addition to the criminal/civil law of a country: ie where the criminal/civil law is not sufficient for dealing with certain situations davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
The proscription of Palestine Action as a case study of terrorism law
21st September 2025 Why is the general criminal law not sufficient to deal with direct action groups? * Over at Prospect I have done a couple of posts about the proscription of Palestine Action. My…
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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 19d
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The proscription of Palestine Action as a case study of terrorism law

Why is the general criminal law not sufficient to deal with direct action groups?

Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-proscr...

Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...
A list of terrorism legislation since 2000
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