In the two months since Boris Johnson imposed a series of initiatives to limit the spread of the Coronavirus, there have been a number of predictions as to how lockdown will impact life both at work and in the home. While last week’s stark warning by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the UK is […]
Read moreIf there is one thing certain about family life, it is that nothing is ever really certain. The make-up of households across Britain and the rest of the world has undergone tremendous and very rapid change over the course of the last few decades. In England and Wales, for instance, it’s no secret that the […]
Read moreThe end of a marriage or cohabitation can be a terribly emotional time. Facing up to the breakdown of a relationship which may have lasted years can test people’s physical and emotional resolve. Whilst most couples manage the process in an entirely amicable fashion, others find it impossible to do so. It’s a topic which […]
Read moreIn the six weeks since the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed restrictions to prevent the further spread of the Coronavirus, our lives at home and at work continue to evolve. Most of those people able to carry on with their professions have had to adjust to the task of working from home, sometimes juggling […]
Read moreI’m delighted to be writing this, my first ‘blog for Hall Brown having joined the firm to head up its new office in Sheffield. As the Yorkshire Post has reported (https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/hall-brown-family-law-establishes-base-sheffield-increase-market-share-2550360), the decision to open Hall Brown’s third office is something of a natural progression, given that an increasing amount of our case work originates […]
Read moreOne of the country’s most dynamic family law firms has announced the opening of a Yorkshire office as the latest stage of its expansion. The decision by Hall Brown Family Law to establish premises in Sheffield comes a year after the successful launch of new and larger offices in London. Senior Partner Sam Hall has […]
Read moreIt may well come as a surprise to many people that most divorces are handled amicably. No matter how much raw natural emotion is involved, the vast majority of husbands and wives are able to deal with the collapse of their marriages without rancour and move on with their lives. It is something which myself […]
Read moreMarried life, it is said, can be far from straightforward for some people. There are many factors, of course, why men and women sometimes find it difficult to adjust to their new status: – living together, sharing finances and having children, to name just a few. It’s something which becomes only too apparent if you’ve […]
Read moreThe restrictions imposed by the Government in an effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus have led to many people across the country being forced to cease work. Those who continue have had to find creative ways of doing so with most relying on technology to overcome the difficulty of being at home during […]
Read moreThe nature of what constitutes family life in England and Wales has changed radically over the last few decades. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last November may have shown that the divorce had fallen by just over 10 per cent (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/bulletins/divorcesinenglandandwales/2018). That still meant that close to twice as many couples […]
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