For many people, today will be the first full day of work back in their offices since the start of 2023. In recent years, though, it has become known as ‘Divorce Day’: the time when husbands and wives who have reached the limit of their patience with their spouses contact family lawyers like myself and […]
Read moreAs I write, households across the UK are adjusting to life after the Christmas holidays. Yet even before the decorations have been put away, some families will be facing up to far more momentous change than the shift on the calendar from one year to another. At various points throughout the year, family lawyers like […]
Read moreIt might seem that the last few winters have brought successively deeper chills. In this country, the toll exacted by the Covid pandemic on homes and businesses, for instance, has been compounded by the news that the UK has entered the deepest economic downturn since 2008 (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/17/obr-confirms-uk-enters-year-long-recession-with-half-a-million-job-losses-likely). If the headline announcement by the Office for […]
Read moreFlicking through the Christmas television schedules, it’s impossible to ignore how many of the movies listed are laced with more than a smattering of romance. However, as much as we might be seduced by Hollywood’s often rose-tinted version of what it means to be in a couple, reality – especially at the moment – is […]
Read moreDuring 2021, some 113,505 marriages across England and Wales ended in divorce. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at the start of November provided the grounds on which they were granted (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/bulletins/divorcesinenglandandwales/2021). That data reveals that 13 per cent followed petitions by husbands because of their wives’ unreasonable behaviour. However, such petitions […]
Read moreHall Brown Family Law has set the seal on another remarkable year by being shortlisted for a prestigious legal award. The firm is in contention for the Boutique Law Firm of the Year title at the inaugural Northern Powerhouse Awards. The competition is organised by Legal 500 and based on the research used to compile […]
Read moreAnyone who has ever flicked through one of the tabloid ‘papers will understand how the relationships of the rich and (in)famous are something of a staple ingredient on the news and gossip pages. Furthermore, more than merely providing an insight into how the wealthy and well-known live their lives, such articles have the potential to […]
Read moreAs I write, England’s footballers are putting the final touches to their preparations for their World Cup knock-out tie against Senegal. Like Gareth Southgate’s squad, anxieties will naturally rising among supporters. However, the “years of hurt” referred to in one of this country’s most popular football anthems of the last few decades can be interpreted […]
Read moreWhatever happens in the remaining weeks of 2022, this year has already been a momentous one for divorce law. In April, the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act finally came into force, two years after it had taken its place on the Statute Book (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/contents/enacted). It was particularly anticipated because it did away […]
Read moreGiven the degree to which we rely on news media to keep us informed of events around the world, it’s perhaps only natural to find that it can shape our perception of how things happen outside our own homes. It’s especially true of the divorce disputes which register on the pages of the national newspapers. […]
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