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Forever Bargaining In The Shadow Of The Law - Who Sells Solid Shadows? (Who Advises What, How And When?), John Wade Sep 2009

Forever Bargaining In The Shadow Of The Law - Who Sells Solid Shadows? (Who Advises What, How And When?), John Wade

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Extract: Mediators, lawyers and other skilled helpers normally exhort disputants to obtain “independent legal advice” before or after entering into negotiations. This article attempts to demystify and catalogue the concept of “legal advice” particularly in family disputes. Such a catalogue of in-formation and advice quickly raises a series of questions: • How much of this information and advice is actually made available at present? • How much information is necessary or helpful? • In what manner, form and language should such advice be given? • By whom should such advice be given? • How much of this information is within …