collaborative law

Contact Elizabeth Davies in confidence to discuss collaborative law without obligation or phone us on 01223 316666

Collaborative Law differs from mediation in that each party has a legal advisor present throughout the process and at all meetings. The emphasis of this approach to resolving disputes between parties is that it focuses on what the parties themselves wants as opposed to what the solicitor thinks is appropriate and assists to avoid unnecessary rifts between parties who will often have children whom they will continue to bring up together.

The success rate in reaching collaborative agreement is high. If this method is pursued; the parties agree that they will not issue Court proceedings. The parties will be required to sign an agreement that they will proceed on this basis, that all disclosure will be made on a voluntary basis and that they will embrace the notion that they will seek to co-operate to reach a resolution.  A settlement is reached through a series of (usually two to four) meetings involving you, your solicitor, your former partner and your former partner's solicitor to identify the issues within the case and the possible solutions.  . Once an agreement is reached it can be embodied into a Court Order.

Elizabeth Davies is our in-house fully trained Collaborative Lawyer more>>