Summer is meant to be good for the spirit. Even for those used to the unpredictable nature of British weather, time spent with one’s family away from the office and taking advantage of what sunshine there is has its benefits. It has, however, been impossible to escape another kind of cloud on the horizon. The […]
Read moreAlthough it might not always seem like it, family life in Britain is in a constant state of change. Almost from one year to the next, it can appear that opinions about what is going on in homes have to be revised. Whilst society has, of course, experienced great and continuous shifts over many decades, […]
Read moreAnyone in paid employment know that a job comes with a degree of scrutiny, regardless of the nature of their profession. Some positions, of course, are very much in the spotlight and the pressure associated with them is all the more intense. The performances of elite footballers, for instance, are monitored by their clubs, media […]
Read moreWithin the wide span of cases handled by Hall Brown and other family law firms, it is possible to detect certain emerging patterns over time. They are dependent on more than an individual household’s circumstances and can be influenced by everything from the global economic climate, government policy, court judgements and even celebrities. One of […]
Read moreEvery 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 […]
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