Published on 15 April, 2020 | Alice Rogers
Married 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 morePublished on 07 April, 2020 | Emma Dewhurst
The 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 morePublished on 02 April, 2020 | Melanie Kalina
The 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 […]
Read morePublished on 01 April, 2020 | James Brown
One of the country’s most dynamic family law firms has described how continued growth has led to its decision to promote three lawyers at its Manchester and London offices. Hall Brown Family Law has revealed that the announcement reflected the latest spell of sustained development by the firm, which only opened its doors four years […]
Read morePublished on 31 March, 2020 | James Brown
It’s now almost half a century since the last major reform of divorce law in England and Wales. Since the Matrimonial Causes Act was given Royal Assent in May 1973, there has been much change in how couples end relationships. For example, the number of spouses divorcing has undergone tremendous fluctuation, rising from 106,003 in […]
Read morePublished on 27 March, 2020 | Sky Langwieser
The lock-down announced earlier this week by the Government has meant much of commercial and social life in Britain being effectively put on hold. With offices, shops and restaurants closed, and people instructed to stay at home, it feels almost as though the country has largely been put into a state of suspended animation. For […]
Read morePublished on 24 March, 2020 | Katie Welton-Dillon
Parenting can be difficult enough at any time but in these extraordinary and very worrying times there is increased pressure. It can be hard enough for adults to come to terms with the very real threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak but explaining what it means to – and comforting – children adds another degree […]
Read morePublished on 20 March, 2020 | Rachael Brownlee
We live in a very ‘transparent’ age, one in which the boundaries between what used to be private and that which was public have become blurred. It only takes a brief glimpse at either traditional print and broadcast media or new, social media to realise that many individuals are happy to share their lives with […]
Read morePublished on 09 March, 2020 | Emma Godefroy, Emma Dewhurst
Even a momentary glance at social media will confirm that the age-old boundaries of private and public lives seem to have blurred. Judging by the mass of content on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, there are few topics, it appears, which remain off-limits and beyond prying eyes. Nevertheless, that’s not to say that a tension between […]
Read morePublished on 06 March, 2020 | Mike Devlin, Misc
A partner with one of the country’s most dynamic law firms has been recognised for his “illustrious” career with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Mike Devlin, who has played a key role in expanding the work of Hall Brown Family Law’s specialist Children’s division since joining the firm last September, received the honour at the Manchester […]
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