David Burrows is a solicitor advocate who deals with all aspects of family breakdown. As a solicitor advocate he has appeared in family courts and appellate courts at all levels.As practitioner, teacher and writer he has a specialist interest in the law relating to confidentiality and privacy; and concerning rules of evidence and procedure in family proceedings. He was chairman of SFLA (now Resolution) in 2003/4, and remains an active member. He was secretary to the steering committee for the first mediation service in UK in 1975/6, and of its trustees thereafter.

• 1 INTRODUCTION 2 MEANING OF ‘CHILD’: LAW AND REALITY 3 CHILD’S EVIDENCE 4 CHILD’S VIEWS 5 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CHILD 6 THE CHILD AS A PARTY TO PROCEEDINGS 7 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION AND EU WITHDRAWAL 8 CONFIDENTIALITY 9 DISCLOSURE IN CHILDREN PROCEEDINGS 10 RESTRICTING OR WITHHOLDING DISCLOSURE 11 CLOSED MATERIAL PROCEDURES 12 PUBLIC INTEREST IMMUNITY 13 PRIVACY AND ANONYMITY IN CHILDREN PROCEEDINGS

David Burrows is a solicitor advocate who deals with all aspects of family breakdown. As a solicitor advocate he has appeared in family courts and appellate courts at all levels.As practitioner, teacher and writer he has a specialist interest in the law relating to confidentiality and privacy; and concerning rules of evidence and procedure in family proceedings. He was chairman of SFLA (now Resolution) in 2003/4, and remains an active member. He was secretary to the steering committee for the first mediation service in UK in 1975/6, and of its trustees thereafter.

• 1 INTRODUCTION 2 MEANING OF ‘CHILD’: LAW AND REALITY 3 CHILD’S EVIDENCE 4 CHILD’S VIEWS 5 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CHILD 6 THE CHILD AS A PARTY TO PROCEEDINGS 7 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION AND EU WITHDRAWAL 8 CONFIDENTIALITY 9 DISCLOSURE IN CHILDREN PROCEEDINGS 10 RESTRICTING OR WITHHOLDING DISCLOSURE 11 CLOSED MATERIAL PROCEDURES 12 PUBLIC INTEREST IMMUNITY 13 PRIVACY AND ANONYMITY IN CHILDREN PROCEEDINGS

David Burrows is a solicitor advocate who deals with all aspects of family breakdown. As a solicitor advocate he has appeared in family courts and appellate courts at all levels.As practitioner, teacher and writer he has a specialist interest in the law relating to confidentiality and privacy; and concerning rules of evidence and procedure in family proceedings. He was chairman of SFLA (now Resolution) in 2003/4, and remains an active member. He was secretary to the steering committee for the first mediation service in UK in 1975/6, and of its trustees thereafter.

• 1 INTRODUCTION 2 MEANING OF ‘CHILD’: LAW AND REALITY 3 CHILD’S EVIDENCE 4 CHILD’S VIEWS 5 HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE CHILD 6 THE CHILD AS A PARTY TO PROCEEDINGS 7 CHILDREN’S RIGHTS: INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION AND EU WITHDRAWAL 8 CONFIDENTIALITY 9 DISCLOSURE IN CHILDREN PROCEEDINGS 10 RESTRICTING OR WITHHOLDING DISCLOSURE 11 CLOSED MATERIAL PROCEDURES 12 PUBLIC INTEREST IMMUNITY 13 PRIVACY AND ANONYMITY IN CHILDREN PROCEEDINGS