Over the course of almost three decades, I’ve been trusted by more than a thousand individuals to help them navigate the divorce process. In some cases, their marriages had come to an end after relationships lasting many years. Even when a break-up is relatively amicable, it can still be an unpleasant experience. The realisation that […]
Read moreHall Brown Family Law’s continued strong showing in Yorkshire has led to its being shortlisted for a clutch of the region’s most prestigious legal awards. The boutique firm has been named as a finalist in four categories by organisers of the Yorkshire Legal Awards. Hall Brown has described the news as “wonderful recognition” for the […]
Read moreFor many people, today will be the first full day of work back in their offices since the start of 2023. In recent years, though, it has become known as ‘Divorce Day’: the time when husbands and wives who have reached the limit of their patience with their spouses contact family lawyers like myself and […]
Read moreIt might seem that the last few winters have brought successively deeper chills. In this country, the toll exacted by the Covid pandemic on homes and businesses, for instance, has been compounded by the news that the UK has entered the deepest economic downturn since 2008 (https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/17/obr-confirms-uk-enters-year-long-recession-with-half-a-million-job-losses-likely). If the headline announcement by the Office for […]
Read moreRegular readers of this ‘blog will recall how, a fortnight ago, one of my colleagues wrote about the introduction of ‘no-fault’ divorce. Claire Reid described how, despite much anticipation of the biggest divorce reform in half a century, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 was only designed to make the process of obtaining divorce […]
Read moreA quick flick through the pages of the national newspapers demonstrates that it can sometimes be all too tempting for commentators to resort to generalities. However, if there’s one thing which being a family lawyer has taught me, it’s that few things are ever as simple or straightforward as they first appear. Over decades, we […]
Read moreI reckon that very few people ever start something by thinking that they won’t finish. Who, for instance, accepts a job knowing that they won’t enjoy it? How many people would book a holiday that they believe will be a wash-out? It’s the same with a relationship. When people marry or enter into a civil […]
Read moreI reckon that very few people ever start something by thinking that they won’t finish. Who, for instance, accepts a job knowing that they won’t enjoy it? How many people would book a holiday that they believe will be a wash-out? It’s the same with a relationship. When people marry or enter into a civil […]
Read moreWe live in a time when change seems to be the only constant. In less than two years, the coronavirus pandemic has overturned many of the accepted wisdoms about how we live, work and interact with others. However, just a few months before the world was placed into lockdown, another significant development occurred which continued […]
Read moreBritain has long been known for its entrepreneurial spirit. According to a briefing paper issued by the House of Commons’ Library in January, there were some six million businesses in the UK during 2020 – an increase of 112,700 on the year before (https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06152/). Anecdotal evidence suggests that, instead of blunting that commercial edge, lockdown […]
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