Published on 31 October, 2019 | Sarah Hewitt
It is testament to the power of drama that many people’s ideas of divorce seem shaped by what they’ve seen at the cinema or on television. Many individuals who come to myself and my colleagues for advice are, frankly, surprised that the vast majority of marriage break-ups are rather amicable and shorn of intrigue. They […]
Read morePublished on 25 October, 2019 | James Brown/Sam Hall
The founders of one of the country’s most dynamic law firms have paid tribute to the contribution made by colleagues to its success. James Brown and Sam Hall were speaking after being highly commended at the Law Society Excellence Awards for a campaign to save a pioneering court system helping prevent the children of parents […]
Read morePublished on 21 October, 2019 | Emma Godefroy
Since Hall Brown first began publishing a ‘blog, one of the common themes has been the changing nature of family life in Britain. Over the course of recent years, we’ve not just seen great fluctuation in the patterns of marriage and divorce in England and Wales or a dramatic rise in cohabitation. One of the […]
Read morePublished on 14 October, 2019 | James Brown
One of the country’s youngest and most dynamic family law firms has broken yet more new ground by establishing itself in the top tier of another authoritative legal ranking. Hall Brown Family Law is the only boutique specialist named among the four firms practicing family law considered by the influential Chambers and Partners guide to […]
Read morePublished on 01 October, 2019 | James Brown
One of the country’s youngest and most dynamic family law firms has enhanced its reputation while retaining its place among Britain’s legal elite. In cementing Hall Brown Family Law’s place as a Tier One firm, the prestigious Legal 500 rankings has commended it for possessing “a wealth of experience’ and “offering the highest calibre” support. […]
Read morePublished on 17 September, 2019 | Sarah Hewitt
Sit for a minute or two and consider even some of the changes – both good and bad – which British society has seen over the course of the last few decades. While many people might consider technology to have had the greatest impact on our lives, the effect of shifts inside the country’s homes […]
Read morePublished on 13 September, 2019 | Mike Devlin
One of the real delights of working in the law is that almost 40 years after qualifying as a solicitor, there are still new and exciting challenges to explore. That’s why I’ve decided to join Hall Brown Family Law as partner. Earlier this year, I stepped down after a marvellous career with Stephenson’s, another well‐ […]
Read morePublished on 03 September, 2019 | Katie Welton-Dillon
One of the reasons many in the legal profession specialise in Family law is that it touches the lives of so many individuals. Take divorce, for example. The most recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveal that there were 101,669 divorces in England and Wales during the course of 2017 (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/bulletins/divorcesinenglandandwales/2017). […]
Read morePublished on 02 September, 2019 | James Brown
The work of one of the country’s most dynamic law firms has been rewarded with a nomination for one of the UK’s foremost awards open to family lawyers. Hall Brown Family Law is among five nominees in the Family Law Firm of the Year – North category in the 10th Family Law Awards. Managing Partner […]
Read morePublished on 08 August, 2019 | Andrew Newbury
The British household has undergone tremendous change in recent decades. Since the introduction of current divorce law in the early 1970s, we’ve seen a dramatic increase (and, then, over the last 25 years, an equally considerable decline) in the number of marriages coming to a legal conclusion. We’ve seen civil partnerships for same-sex couples precede […]
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