David Burrows-Sutcliffe Legal Services
David Burrows-Sutcliffe Lawyer in major incident/crisis management
Based in central London, David is a highly experienced lawyer whose distinguished career spans several decades across trial advocacy and the judicial service. His principal expertise lies in emergency planning and preparedness, where he combines legal insight with practical experience. He has advised UK government departments including the Home Office, Ministry of Defence, DHSC, FCDO, HM Treasury, and the Welsh and Manx Governments. David is an SME at Cranfield University and has played a leading role in shaping national approaches to major incident preparedness. He has delivered training and strategic briefings for emergency responders across the UK.
David has appeared before the High Court and Court of Appeal in several successful appeals and has acted as counsel in many high-profile public inquiries and inquests arising from major incidents. These include the Deal Barracks bombing, the Ladbroke Grove and Clapham rail disasters, and the 7/7 London bombings. He played a significant role in the inquest into the death of Princess Diana and represented a leading London NHS Trust in the Covid-19 Public Inquiry. He has also advised in the aftermath of major incidents such as Grenfell Tower and the Manchester Arena attack, helping emergency services implement national lessons identified. Additional cases include the 2008 Chinook helicopter crash, the death of Red Arrows pilot Flt Lt Sean Cunningham and the London Bridge/Borough Market terrorist attacks. David has also served in a judicial capacity alongside district and circuit judges in London and has advised a myriad of organisations including City of London, Police Scotland, Malaysia Airlines, NHS, Network Rail and NILOs. Recognised by The Legal 500 as a leading specialist lawyer, he is a member of The Law Society and an Honorary Member of Gray's Inn.
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