Hall Brown is one of very few firms with a team specialising in children law cases. Generally, such work involves helping separated or divorced parents with ways in which they can best care for their children. Yet some cases present complex issues not only legally but also emotionally for the parents and the children concerned. […]
Read moreDisputes can be difficult to resolve, whatever their nature. When they occur at the end of a relationship and hinge on details which can determine the shape of a newly single life or arrangements for a child’s upbringing, they can prove particularly challenging to settle. For some individuals and for some years, resorting to court […]
Read moreThe breakdown of a relationship between spouses, civil or cohabiting partners can be unpleasant, simply in terms of the emotional discomfort which it can create. However, when parents split, regardless of the formality of their domestic arrangements, the sensitivities are naturally heightened. It is something that family courts and the law are very much alive […]
Read moreDivorce can be a very emotional and intensely personal experience. However, no matter the individuals circumstances of a couple’s relationship, the process by which they end their marriage is common to all. When it comes to the financial terms of their separation, there is an emphasis on arriving at a settlement which is fair to […]
Read moreThe public sector is an essential part of the fabric of the UK, providing many of the services which we regard both as familiar and essential. They include education, the emergency services, healthcare and law enforcement among others. Many of us have friends or family members working in the public sector, an indication that it […]
Read moreIn recent years, our increasing use of smart devices has transformed our professional and personal lives. Those changes have not been confined to younger age groups traditionally thought most alert to the emergence of new trends. Data released only last month revealed that the number of individuals of pension age with a mobile ‘phone had […]
Read moreFrom time to time, our national print media carry stories about a celebrity marriage ending in a so-called “quickie divorce”. Such reports, of course, fail to acknowledge the fact that all divorces in England and Wales – regardless of the renown or otherwise of participants – must follow a process which is not necessarily rapid […]
Read moreLast month’s change of Government means that the economy is the subject of acute scrutiny at the moment. Labour has already warned of a £22 billion ‘black hole’ which, says the new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, means that October’s Budget is “going to be painful” (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0rw9edy00zt . Yet even before that happens, many households across […]
Read moreTaking the decision to end a marriage is, in our experience, never something done lightly. One reason why so many spouses think so hard about whether to do is because of a natural sense of uncertainty about what comes next. That is particularly true when a couple have children. They don’t just need to weigh […]
Read moreWhilst many of us might try to downplay the amount of time which we spend online, we can’t necessarily ignore the increasing impact which social media has had on our lives in the last decade or so. According to figures published in January, just over 56 million people in the UK have accounts with one […]
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