"There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot." (Prof. D. Bok). A fact which this website is trying to do something about.
The purpose of Legal-Zone is to provide legal advice and help people deal with legal problems without the expense, hassle and inconvenience associated with instructing traditional law firms.
We believe that the advantages of IT should result in expert legal help being available at a sensible cost. Legal-Zone is at the forefront of new techniques for the delivery of legal services. The way we work is in partnership with our clients providing such legal help and advice as they need and by providing the on-line tools required by a lay person dealing with a legal matter. And we do not charge an arm and a leg for our service as we do not believe are self-evidently entitled to profit from the law. The law is not there to provide a livelihood for lawyers any more than ill-health exists to offer a living for doctors
Now there is a new answer to the question:: 'How much justice can you afford?'
With Legal-Zone-plenty.
For most the services of a Lawyer are not free. That is unless you are a MP who has fiddled his or her expenses. Free legal advice is the available by telephoning the Downing St Helpline.
Regulated by the Law Society? The regulation of big corporate law firms is not "fit for purpose" and urgently needs reform, a report for the Law Society has concluded.
A Cautionary Tale
A recent case in the divorce Court might serve as a warning for many men.
22 years ago Mr and Mrs X separated. Their marriage was over after only 4 years. However they did not want the hassle of what they feared could be a messy and expensive divorce and therefore never formally had the marriage dissolved.
During the 22 years of separation Mr X inherited some money which he invested in property. Last year he sold the property for £1.1 million. His wife heard about it and at long last issued a divorce petition. In the subsequent proceedings she was awarded £220,000.
The lesson hard learnt by Mr X was that when a marriage is over you should always have it formally dissolved and the financial links arising from the marriage severed by obtaining a clean break order when available.
The failings are being addressed through a significant increase in spending on training - helped by a 7% a year grant increase from 2008 until 2011 - and a new national practice and performance assessment system, launched last autumn.
