Politicians and the public rarely seem to agree on anything. There is one thing, however, which both will readily accept as fact; namely, that society moves quicker than the legislation which is applied to it. That’s been particularly true in recent decades. As my colleague Laura Guillon observed only last week in a ‘blog on […]
Read moreThe tide of change in Britain’s households has been relatively fast-flowing in recent decades. It seems that much of the accepted wisdom from just a couple of generations ago about what constituted ‘normal’ family life has been tipped on its head. Even so, if you want to see what’s really going on, it’s often worth […]
Read moreThe change which we have seen over the course of a single generation in the very idea of what constitutes a family would seem bewildering to those living in previous centuries. Whilst the number of marriages and divorces in England and Wales have, for instance, fallen by 22 per cent and 35 per cent respectively […]
Read moreOne of the country’s most dynamic law firms has claimed top billing among the North West’s family law specialists in a new ranking of advisors to high net worth clients. Hall Brown Family Law has seen two of its Manchester partners named in the Spear’s 500 – a listing of private client advisors – more […]
Read moreEven before this week began, there were widespread expectations of it being rather down-beat. The 18th of January had already been designated ‘Blue Monday’: supposedly, the most depressing day of the year due to bad wintry weather and the arrival of the post-Christmas bank statements among other factors. However, amidst talk of January gloom, there […]
Read moreThroughout this year of change, we’ve doubtless all heard references to ‘the new norm’. Many such remarks have been in relation to the fact that so many of us now work from home or may have to wear face masks and socially distance for some time to come. Yet there is another way in which […]
Read moreEach year in England alone, many thousands of children find themselves in foster homes awaiting adoption. They are there because they are considered unable to live with their birth families – sometimes, sadly, due to neglect and even abuse. Many of the children in foster care are the subject of placement orders, meaning that the […]
Read moreEven in the most amicable of relationships, the breakdown of a marriage can be a time of significant tension. Once the decision has been made – by one spouse or both – that divorce is the only option, there is often a commitment to dealing with the process as simply and as swiftly as possible. […]
Read moreEven now, just days into the second national lockdown declared by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to control the spread of coronavirus, we are still learning about the impact of the first set of restrictions imposed in March. Much attention has, of course, been focused on those who unfortunately contracted Covid-19 as well as the considerable […]
Read moreHall Brown Family Law has reinforced its standing as one of the country’s leading family law firms. It has been named among the UK’s best practices in a brace of new influential and independent rankings. Research by The Times newspaper has seen Hall Brown named among the country’s 200 best law firms in England and […]
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