Every few months, statisticians at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) publish figures detailing the volume and types of work passing through family courts across the country. They provide the kind of broad context and evidence of important individual patterns which can sometimes even escape family law firms concentrating on their respective caseloads. The latest tranche […]
Read moreAs lauded and lucrative as the career of a top flight footballer is these days, it is very much shorter than many other professions. Some players are lucky enough to impact the game that they love after hanging up their boots either as a coach, administrator or pundit. Very few, however, create an unintended legal […]
Read moreHall Brown Family Law has described its second repeat awards success in less than a fortnight as evidence of its all-’round strengths. The firm has retained its title as the UK’s top Boutique Family Law Firm in the eprivateclient Excellence Awards just weeks after being named as Medium-sized Law Firm of the Year in the Manchester […]
Read moreThis time last year, marriage appeared to be in crisis. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) had published its latest figures on the number of couples tying the knot across England and Wales in 2020. That data showed that 85,770 ceremonies involving opposite sex and same sex couples had taken place that year – a […]
Read moreAs I sit here trying to write, it is difficult to concentrate due to the sound of sports fans across the country rubbing their hands with glee. Whether we’re football or cricket fans, lovers of golf and tennis or simply afficionados of sport in general, there’s plenty to keep us occupied at the moment. Attending […]
Read moreHall Brown Family Law has described consecutive triumphs at the Manchester Legal Awards (MLAs) as vindication of its recruitment policy. The boutique firm has been named Medium-sized Law Firm of the Year in the competition for the second time in a row. Over the last 12 months, Hall Brown has seen strong growth among the […]
Read moreRegular readers of this ‘blog will recognise that it has remarked upon a number of significant changes in British home life over recent decades. One of the most notable is arguably the degree to which the collapse of a marriage is no longer necessarily regarded as being in any way unusual. That is despite the […]
Read moreIn a season which lifts the spirits, one of the regular heartwarming sights of summer is when the winners of golf’s Major tournaments are joined by their families to celebrate with their hard-earned trophies. For all the dedication of those who succeed in team sports, there is something about the characterististics which golf’s champions require […]
Read moreOver the last couple of decades, we have seen considerable change in the nature of British households. Whereas marriage was, for instance, regarded as the absolute gold standard for domestic relationships, it has been in almost constant decline for half a century. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that there were […]
Read moreHall Brown has reinforced its reputation as Manchester’s leading family law practice by topping a new independent ranking of legal specialists. In addition to being the only inclusion in the First Tier of family and divorce law firms in the city compiled by the Doyle’s Guide, Hall Brown has more of its lawyers recognised for […]
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