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Regular readers of this ‘blog will recognise that certain themes or topics recur from time to time. That is not just because they are familiar elements of the caseload handled by myself and my colleagues but due, in part, to...
Just over 15 years ago, Sir Nicholas Wall, gave a frank and rather depressing description of the experience of children involved in family court proceedings. In a speech to the organisation Families Need Fathers, Sir Nicholas – who was at...
Hall Brown Family Law has underlined its emphasis on developing young legal talent as a key ingredient for success in its latest round of promotions. Six staff have all been rewarded for what co-founder and Managing Partner James Brown has...
In a world which seems to move without pause at a continuously fast pace, it is important to sometimes draw breath and recognise individuals who make a difference to the lives of others. For more than a century now, International...
Artificial intelligence is here and it looks like it is here to stay. With the emergence of more and more AI tools, now is the time to seriously consider how we can actually use them to assist with legal processes...
One of the fundamental elements of the process for obtaining a financial remedy on divorce in the courts of England and Wales is that of discretion. It means that judges can apply the legislation based on the individual circumstances of...
Hall Brown Family Law has announced that its ability to help clients settle disputes has been bolstered by the qualification of another of its partners as a specialist arbitrator. Izzy Walsh, who is also joint head of the firm’s operations...
Hall Brown Family Law has been named as Manchester’s top specialist for a third year in a row by one of the world’s leading legal industry rankings. The boutique firm is once more the only one to be placed in...
Most people who have ever tried to maintain New Year’s resolutions to the end of January, let alone the end of the year, will admit that changing habits is not necessarily easy. When it comes, therefore, to overturning received wisdom...
There are just 35 miles between Liverpool and Manchester but, in many respects, there is something of a friendly rivalry between these two cities – which are among England’s biggest and most internationally renowned locations. I have no doubt it...
Divorce, it has been said, is one of the most significant events that someone can experience in their lifetime. Some may be going their separate ways after many years together and having to explain their decisions to children, family and...
Each and every divorce dealt with by family courts across England and Wales is dealt with according to statute, legislation put in place by parliament. When it comes to financial remedy proceedings, a judge overseeing a final hearing is invited...
There was a time when domestic abuse was regarded as something of a nasty, little secret – something which happened inside only certain homes and wasn’t talked about in public. However, there is now not only plenty of evidence to...
The early 1970s were a boom time for marriage. In 1972, 426,241 people married in England and Wales – the largest recorded total for a single year and more than twice as many as exactly a century before. However, something...
This year marks the 15th anniversary of one of the most important family law judgements in living memory. In October 2010, the Supreme Court ruled that Nicolas Granatino, a former investment banker, should be held to the terms of a...
The build-up to the announcement of any Budget is always a time of intense, fevered speculation. Over the course of the next four weeks, though, chatter about what Rachel Reeves has in store may be even more agitated than normal....
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