Hall Brown cruises into Ship Canal House

MANCHESTER-based family law specialist Hall Brown has moved its headquarters to the Grade II-listed Ship Canal House in the city less than a year after it was established.

Founding partners Sam Hall and James Brown have described how the switch was intendedto satisfy immediate demand and provide the foundations for further development.

Hall forecast that staff numbers would also increase as the volume of work conducted on behalf of clients based in the UK and much further afield continued to rise. The firm currently employs 17 staff.

“We believe that our new offices not only match our firm’s ambitions but will enable us to better serve the clients who have been responsible for our remarkable first nine months in business,” he said.

“The number and calibre of individuals which we have been able to attract to our brand has bolstered the capabilities at our disposal to deal with a range of different and often very sensitive matters for celebrities, high-profile sports stars, entrepreneurs and professionals at home and abroad.

“It is not a case of having infrastructure and expertise in the hope of attracting work but an indication of our desire to match the very best quality of service that we can to the needs of our existing and future clients.”

Hall sad that the suite of offices now occupied by Hall Brown Family Law was six times the size of its first address, which was also on King Street in the heart of Manchester’s business district.

The move marks further significant progress for the firm, which only opened its doors in April last year.

Hall Brown Family Law already has a dozen fee earners, including two of the UK’s most highly-respected family lawyers – Beth Wilkins and Andrew Newbury – among its number.

Brown said that the credentials of the firm’s lawyers had already led to a considerable amount of work being generated from outside the North West. While half of Hall Brown’s current clients came from across the region, 25% lived in London and the South East with a similar proportion based either elsewhere in England and Wales or overseas.

“We believe that Hall Brown Family Law has already made its mark in a very short space of time,” he said.

“The foundations which we have put in place and the talent at our disposal has allowed us to compete with much longer established firms.

“It means that we undoubtedly have a bright future ahead – both as we look to celebrate our first anniversary in business in just a few months and much further beyond.”