Published on 01 June, 2018 | Alice Couriel
Fame has a way of skewing the public’s perception of those individuals fortunate enough to achieve prominence and success. The reality is, however, that whatever their field of expertise – be it business, the arts or sciences or elite level sport – they have many of the same difficulties as the rest of us. All […]
Read morePublished on 22 May, 2018 | Jo Wilson/Alice Couriel
Over the course of the two years since Hall Brown opened its doors in Manchester, we count ourselves as fortunate to have been able to make great strides forward. That’s not only due to all those at the firm but a much wider network of friends, colleagues, clients and families who have made their own […]
Read morePublished on 21 May, 2018 | Abigail Lowther
It is not unusual to see media reports of high-profile divorces making reference to celebrities trying to “do a deal” in order to bring their marriages to a close. Even those couples who are yet to embark upon a life together are confronted with the apparent language of business in the growing clamour among lawyers […]
Read morePublished on 09 May, 2018 | James Brown
Divorce is quite often a life-changing experience. It can mean the end of a long, loving relationship and involve a significant change in one’s domestic and financial circumstances. Therefore, it is a process that, in my experience, is hardly ever embarked upon on a whim. There are, of course, those individuals for whom divorce becomes […]
Read morePublished on | Katie Dillon
At times, it seems like parliament can move at a positively glacial pace. Many great ideas can take years to come to fruition but that’s not necessarily just due to the necessary stages of the process by which bills can eventually become law. Issues which are sensitive understandably have to take account of the views […]
Read morePublished on 24 April, 2018 | Andrew Newbury
The end of a marriage can be an emotional experience, much as you’d expect. Even so, the process by which it is achieved is generally fairly straightforward and administrative. It will come as something of a shock, therefore, to read new guidance issued by the President of the Family Court, Sir James Munby about the […]
Read morePublished on | James Brown
One of the country’s fastest growing family law firms has revealed that unorthodox staff incentives have helped it almost double its turnover over the course of the last year. Hall Brown Family Law has announced that fee income rose by 83 per cent over the last 12 months. Managing Partner James Brown has described the […]
Read morePublished on 09 April, 2018 | Katie Dillon
Divorce can be a complex enough process when the only individuals directly involved are the spouses themselves. When they have children, though, they need to balance their own needs with the importance of providing an environment in which their sons and daughters can thrive long after mum and dad have parted. There is, however, another […]
Read morePublished on 04 April, 2018 | James Brown
Divorce does not necessarily have to mean discord. It’s a view which seems to contradict the perception – fuelled, in part, by media coverage of certain combustible splits – that the end of a marriage is always accompanied by conflict. Nevertheless, the vast majority of divorces handled by myself and my colleagues at Hall Brown […]
Read morePublished on 20 March, 2018 | James Brown
Over the last couple of years, both before and since the EU referendum vote in June 2016, there has been much talk about the shape of the UK’s ‘divorce’ from its European partners. On many levels, the process by which London unpicks its sovereignty and legal framework from Brussels is not necessarily equivalent to that […]
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