Lawyers as active participants
In this article for LexisNexis, Partner Grant Howell examines how the case of Hopkins v Hopkins emphasises the key role played by legal practitioners as both advisers and active participants that may determine the outcome of a case.
Click here to read the full article (PDF).
Interviewed by Kate Beaumont.
This article was first published on Lexis PSL Family on 14 April 2015.
For more information please contact Grant Howell on +44 (0)20 7203 5079 or grant.howell@crsblaw.com
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