Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 6d

dburrows.substack.com/p/gillick-ch...

Gillick: children’s wishes and feelings in 2025

Diary of a common lawyer: Parental responsibility and the law today

dburrows.substack.com

1 1

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 7d

She should be prosecuted and deprived of her seat in the House of Lds

Reposted by David Burrows

Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 7d

Good. This is an important victory.

It's a stain on our democracy for Michelle Mone to remain in the House of Lords. But it's even more important that the Tory ministers who set up the corrupt PPE VIP lane in the first place are properly and fully held to account for the scandal

The Independent @the-independent.com · 7d

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

www.independent.co.uk

32 170 550

Reposted by David Burrows

dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 8d

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

emptycity.substack.com

6 23 56

Reposted by David Burrows

Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 8d

If she does this, the gap between her policy and Farage's will narrow considerably. Retrospective legislation is the choice of tinpot dictators and intellectual vegetables. It means no-one could take Britain's word seriously.

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 8d

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

58 270 940

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 8d

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…

www.civillitigationbrief.com

1 1

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 12d

open.substack.com/pub/rozenber...

No ID, no work

Mandatory digital identification for workers by 2029, PM says

open.substack.com

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 12d

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

open.substack.com

1

Reposted by David Burrows

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 13d

"'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

3 6 41

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 13d

All strength to South Glos

Reposted by David Burrows

BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 13d

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

inews.co.uk

4 50 180

Reposted by David Burrows

Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 13d

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.

28 140 460

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 13d

Nearly as bad as Trump: our PM can't keep two consistent thoughts in his head at he same time....

3

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 13d

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…

davidallengreen.com

1 2

Reposted by David Burrows

dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 13d

NEW

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:
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-prime-...

Personal blog:
davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...

Written statement of the Prime Minister to Parliament on MI5 misleading the court.

11 82 210

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 13d

dburrows.substack.com/p/issue-esto...

Issue estoppel and the common law

Diary of a common lawyer: When is a court bound by an earlier court decision

dburrows.substack.com

1

Reposted by David Burrows

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 13d

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’

www.theguardian.com

50 150 570

Reposted by David Burrows

Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 13d

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!

3 33 350

Reposted by David Burrows

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 13d

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.

Amrk @amrk.bsky.social · 13d

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!

52 350 1.4K

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 14d

Trump is crazy. Ignore him in UK and move on...

1

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 14d

I can definitely see the gothic cathedral spire in two photos, maybe a third?...

1 1

Reposted by David Burrows

Anna Quent @annaquent.bsky.social · 15d

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.

2 13 58

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 14d

What would happen if we just ignored Farage?

David Burrows @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social · 15d

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

open.substack.com

1

Reposted by David Burrows

ICLR @iclr.bsky.social · 16d

Our guest contributor @dbfamilylaw.bsky.social continues his series on the rules of precedent in this latest blog post:
www.iclr.co.uk/blog/comment...

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...

www.iclr.co.uk

1 1