Arnie has great news.
Anybody who has been on Wikivorce pre June of this year, will be aware that Amanda is professional barrister driven by her convictions. She was prepared to state her opinions based upon the law to the wikivorce community and thus face the gauntlet of public outrage, as well as a great deal of appreciation and respect from people who had received her excellent advice, based upon their need rather than their ability to pay.
I was impressed the first time that I posted in these forums by English law at its eloquent best. I might well not agree with her, however her opinions are constrained by the laws which are determined by our politicians.
However Arnie was a bit perplexed, there didnt seem to be any other professional voices that he could verify as being professionals stating an opinion anywhere else upon the site. Lots innuendo and pseudo but Amanda seemed to be the only legal professional in the UK prepared to engage with the community.
The great news is, that as Arnie journeys to the centre of hyperspace, he discovered a second legal professional with the courage of his convictions.
Interestingly, he is a professional solicitor who is a member of Resolution.
Arnie could hardly contain his excitement when he discovered a blog post on a VERY professional blog, about a training manual costing £25 courtesy of Resolution.
This is a link to a screenshot of that exchange with the second legal professional discovered in the UK this year.
When challenged on the effectiveness of the Code of Practice he responded
but I can say that enforcement of Resolution's Code of Practice is something of a moot point.Online Dictionary definition of moot:
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
–adjective
1. open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: a moot point.
2. of little or no practical value or meaning; purely academic.
3. Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical.The Director of Standards for Resolution essentially
said that endorsement of Mr Blah Blah was on the basis that he had paid his fee.
A member of Resolution and a specialist in family Law stated that the Code of Practice enforcement policy is of little or no practical value or meaning. The very points Arnie has been making all along.
Resolution are FULLY aware of this post and should assure Everybody that their Code of Practice now has a credible and effective complaints procedure or they should publish a PROPER disclaimer.
Arnie wishes everybody a great Bank Holiday Weekend