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  Hall Brown Enhances Business Credentials With Double National Recognition  

Hall Brown Family Law has reinforced its reputation as one of the country’s most dynamic businesses with a brace of new ranking successes. The family law specialist came fourth out of a total of 130 firms across a range of different sectors in the Best Small Company category of the annual Best Business Awards. Hall […]

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  The ‘Dispossessed’: Family Law And Legal Aid Cuts  

In the world of elite sport, coaches, athletes and commentators talk about the ability of what are described as ‘marginal gains’ to transform results. The basic idea is that small yet significant improvements can make a considerable difference. It is a concept which is recognised outside of the sporting arena, of course. In fact and […]

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  Yet Another Positive Sign Of The Times For Hall Brown  

Hall Brown Family Law has set its sights on further advances after completing a clean sweep of the year’s leading legal rankings. The latest accolade has seen it retain a place for the fifth successive year as one of the best law firms in England and Wales in a listing compiled by The Times newspaper. […]

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  Anticipation And Separation: Divorcing On The Eve Of ‘No-Fault’ Reforms  

In April this year, the most substantial reform of divorce law in half a century took effect. Of all the provisions contained in the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/11/contents/enacted) , one attracted the lion’s share of attention. The introduction of ‘no-fault’ divorce was heralded as enabling spouses in failed or failing marriages to […]

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  Hall Brown Beats Recruitment Squeeze With Trio Of Hires  

Hall Brown Family Law has underlined its growing strength by recruiting three more staff from rival firms. Hannah Pilling has joined as a Solicitor from JMW Solicitors, while paralegals Hannah Durkin and Alexandra Marshall have moved from Stewarts and Bennett Griffin respectively. Their arrivals bring the number of individuals hired by Hall Brown since the […]

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  HALL BROWN CONFIRMED AS NORTH WEST’S BEST WITH RARE RANKINGS HAT-TRICK  

HALL BROWN CONFIRMED AS NORTH WEST’S BEST WITH RARE RANKINGS HAT-TRICK Hall Brown Family Law has confirmed its status as the North West’s leading family firm by retaining its place in the top tier of three of the legal industry’s most prestigious rankings. Just weeks after being included as a Tier One in the Legal […]

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  TIME IS MONEY: MARRIAGE DURATION AND DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS  

In recent decades, the nature of British family life has undergone substantial change. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of individuals living together without marrying has increased by almost a quarter within the last decade alone (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2021). At the same time, the ONS has also reported a substantial reduction in marriages […]

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  ‘Premier’ Hall Brown’s Strength In Depth Praised By Legal 500  

Hall Brown Family Law has been hailed as the North West’s leading family firm in the latest edition of one of the legal industry’s most prestigious rankings. The firm keeps its place as a Tier One in the Legal 500 standings, which saw it described as “the premier firm” in the region. Four of Hall […]

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  Learning Curve: Training Contracts and Careers  

Embarking on any career is something which is never done lightly. Even if someone has their heart set on pursuing a particular skill or professional discipline, it’s important that their head is fully engaged before taking the first step. After all, if you want to do something, why not do it for your entire working […]

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  Cohabitation And Conception: Lockdown’s Continued Impact On Families  

From the point at which the spread of Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, the virus has made its significant presence felt in the UK in a wide variety of ways. Even more than the horrifying death toll – 186,000 lives lost so far in this country out of a global total of more than 6.5 […]

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