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Dai Durbridge

Browne Jacobson LLP

EnglandEducation, Safeguarding

About

Dai Durbridge is a partner at Browne Jacobson LLP who leads the firm's safeguarding and data protection work and heads the North West education team based in Manchester. He is recognised by Legal 500 as an education law expert and provides practical advice and training to schools and trusts on safeguarding, data protection, admissions, exclusions and related governance.

Practice areas

EducationSafeguardingData Protection & PrivacyTraining

Office

Expertise

Schools and academy trustsSafeguarding practice (safer recruitment, handling disclosures, managing allegations, child death procedures)Safeguarding governance and audits; development of multi-year safeguarding strategiesData protection compliance for schools and trusts (breach response, cyberattacks, subject access requests)Drafting privacy notices, policies and proceduresTraining and development for Data Protection Officers and Designated Safeguarding LeadsAdmissions, exclusions and parental complaints

Education

  • Newtown High School
  • Nottingham Trent University (1998, Law, 2:1)
  • Nottingham Law School (2001)

Admissions

  • Qualified 2003 (England)