News/Blogs
Published on 25 February, 2020 | Sarah Hewitt
It is at times easy to be staggered by the impact of social media on the lives of men and women around the world. I’m not just talking about the continued decline in the letters which we sent that has considerable commercial costs for the likes of Royal Mail (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/881fcae6-0c7c-11ea-800a-ac7a27c0f5a9?shareToken=4634254882a1f1ec3f5134244f814df0). The ability to send short-form […]
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Published on 14 February, 2020 | Alice Rogers
I’d imagine that most people would imagine that trust is a fundamental element of any successful relationship. Nevertheless, there are many marriages in which trust takes on both an abstract, emotional and a very real, financial dimension. This time last week I was at a fascinating event in Helsinki which examined the various circumstances in […]
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Published on 13 February, 2020 | Andrew Newbury
Even though some people might bristle at the thought, there can be little denying the impact of celebrity culture on society. Nevertheless, despite the fact that it seems to account for an increasing amount of space in both print and broadcast media, the lives of the rich and famous appear very different and distant to […]
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Published on 12 February, 2020 | Hannah Baddeley
It’s now more than six months since plans to introduce the most substantial divorce reforms were set out in Parliament. The then Justice Secretary, David Gauke, introduced the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill in the House of Commons last June with a bold pronouncement that it would “make a genuine difference to many children and […]
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Published on 05 February, 2020 | Katie Welton-Dillon
When one thinks of various professions which have been impacted on by technology, law might not spring most readily to mind. However, on the whole, successive decades have seen the way that cases are managed across a whole breadth of legal disciplines made much simpler by the adoption of new, computer-powered systems. That’s not to […]
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Published on 16 December, 2019 | Katie Welton-Dillon
There are, as the saying goes, “lies, damned lies and statistics”. Whilst it’s true that figures can be shaped to fit anyone’s argument, some play a very important role in illustrating change in many facets of commercial and domestic life in contemporary Britain. It’s one reason why myself and my colleagues at Hall Brown Family […]
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Published on 29 November, 2019 | Naomi Rainey
Of all the factors influencing change in homes across Britain, one seems to have been dominant over the last couple of decades at least. Marriage, so the story goes, is going out of fashion. Figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) back in March did highlight how the number of marriages had fallen […]
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Published on 28 November, 2019 | James Brown/Sam Hall
The founders of one of the country’s most dynamic law firms have rounded off a “remarkable” 2019 by being handed one of family law’s most prestigious prizes. Hall Brown Family Law was chosen from a shortlist of five candidates to be named Family Law Firm of the Year – North at the 10th Family Law Awards. […]
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Published on 20 November, 2019 | James Brown
One of the country’s most dynamic family law firms has further cemented its place among Britain’s legal elite. Hall Brown Family Law has once more been named among the country’s 200 best law firms in England and Wales by The Times newspaper. Managing Partner James Brown and Izzy Walsh, Head of the Hall Brown’s expanded […]
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Published on 06 November, 2019 | Emma Godefroy, Emma Dewhurst
Being a family solicitor can mean dealing with a wide range of themes and circumstances. However, one thing is relatively common to all the cases with which myself and my colleagues at Hall Brown handle; namely, that attending a court hearing can be something of a daunting prospect for many individuals, regardless of age. That’s […]
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