Published on 07 November, 2022 | Katie Welton-Dillon
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 […]
Read morePublished on 04 November, 2022 | Sam Hall
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. […]
Read morePublished on 03 November, 2022 | Madelaine Hailey
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 […]
Read morePublished on 01 November, 2022 | James Brown
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 […]
Read morePublished on 24 October, 2022 | Hall Brown Family Law
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 […]
Read morePublished on 20 October, 2022 | Madelaine Hailey
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 […]
Read morePublished on 05 October, 2022 | James Brown
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 […]
Read morePublished on 28 September, 2022 | Sky Langwieser
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 […]
Read morePublished on 17 August, 2022 | James Brown
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 […]
Read morePublished on 15 August, 2022 | Zoe Round
As a family lawyer, your main objective is to make a positive contribution to the lives of your clients. We are asked to help men and women who find themselves in a wide variety of circumstances. Our job is to listen and understand the issues involved before offering advice. The situations which we encounter are […]
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