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  Divorce, Defects and Disarray  

The end of a marriage can be an emotional experience, much as you’d expect. Even so, the process by which it is achieved is generally fairly straightforward and administrative. It will come as something of a shock, therefore, to read new guidance issued by the President of the Family Court, Sir James Munby about the […]

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  Sweet-Toothed Staff Fuel Hall Brown Appetite for Success  

One of the country’s fastest growing family law firms has revealed that unorthodox staff incentives have helped it almost double its turnover over the course of the last year. Hall Brown Family Law has announced that fee income rose by 83 per cent over the last 12 months. Managing Partner James Brown has described the […]

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  Generation Gap: The Growing Role of Grandparents in Contact Proceedings  

Divorce can be a complex enough process when the only individuals directly involved are the spouses themselves. When they have children, though, they need to balance their own needs with the importance of providing an environment in which their sons and daughters can thrive long after mum and dad have parted. There is, however, another […]

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  High Maintenance: Couples Play Catch-Up with Divorce Courts  

Divorce does not necessarily have to mean discord. It’s a view which seems to contradict the perception – fuelled, in part, by media coverage of certain combustible splits – that the end of a marriage is always accompanied by conflict. Nevertheless, the vast majority of divorces handled by myself and my colleagues at Hall Brown […]

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