Collaborative Law

We are now able to offer our clients an alternative method to resolving family law disputes.

We recognise that the experience of separation or family breakdown has a far deeper impact than the strictly 'legal' approach can address. Jane Cowley and Katherine Marshall are fully trained Collaborative Lawyers and are two of the seven trained Collaborative Lawyers in the whole of Leicestershire.

Collaborative law is a process whereby clients agree to come to the table with their respective lawyers and all four enter into a participation agreement, effectively contracting out of a contested court process, for the duration of the collaborative process. All parties commit to work to find a fair outcome, acceptable to the parties. Settlements are achieved mainly through meetings between both clients and their lawyers.

The approach is mediatory in style, looking at the parties' options, and embracing interest-based negotiations. Once reached agreements are drawn up by the lawyers then minutes of content can then be ratified by the court. Other professionals can be involved to help the clients and their children on occasions, to cope with the emotional, financial and other issues arising out of the family breakdown. If the process fails then neither lawyer nor the firms may take the case to court. This is known as the disqualification agreement.

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