Divorce is inevitably the worst form of litigation involving as it does disputes over children and contested ancillary matters and so we feel strongly at Sinels that there needs to be a new approach in Jersey to Family Law. We therefore welcome the advent of mediation and collaborative law in this previously disputacious area and these new procedures sit well with our general approach to dispute avoidance and resolution thereby alleviating unnecessary stress at a difficult time.

Philip Sinel's personal view is "Divorce is hard enough anyway without lawyers making it worse - and they often do, I'm afraid. There are cases where you need someone who will do what's necessary - we still offer a total warfare package - but most people don't need all that. There are sensible solutions that can be reached between people without a huge amount of drama."

We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by being lawyers who are comfortable with figures: we are able to penetrate financial structures because we
understand how they work: we know the difference between a balance sheet and a P&L account. As a result, we are able to assist our high net worth clients through the complex financial issues arising in big money cases.

We have put together a team of experienced individuals at Sinels who strive to ensure that we combine a caring and holistic approach with our strategic thinking so that we can achieve settlement before acrimony. In the event that we cannot shield our clients from a disputed divorce or ancillary hearing we have a team of litigators who are experienced to deal with matrimonial and family litigation at all levels, often drawing on relationships with UK leading counsel.