Previously there had been uncertainty whether it was possible due to conflict-of-interest.
There has been demand for lawyers, mediators and others to be able to act for both parties in this drafting process. He has further held that doing so is neither a reserved legal activity nor a reserved instrument activity and therefore not a breach of the Legal Services Act.įinancial orders in the family court are very complex, technically precise and difficult to draft by non-lawyers. In a judgment on 20 January 2020, Mr Justice Mostyn has given a Declaration that there is no conflict-of-interest for a leading online service to act for both parties in the drafting of a financial consent order under the terms of its business model.
The green light has now been given to lawyers and others to act for both parties in drafting consensual family court documents.
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