Nockolds LLP Family Law Surgery
January 27, 2010 by Suzy
Book one of the limited spaces in our free surgery here: email Debbie at dt@nockolds.co.uk or phone on 01279 755777
Nockolds LLP (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/index.htm) will be offering the chance for visitors to London’s Starting Over Show on March 7th to receive a free consultation on areas surrounding relationship breakdown such as:
- outlining separating options for the client including divorce,
- contact issues with children,
- grandparent contact issues,
- and International issues surrounding divorce such as legal interpretation and translation.
Our highly qualified and experienced Family team (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/personal/family.htm), are able to offer both the collaborative and traditional approaches to divorce in line with our belief that each client requires a tailored approach according to their personal circumstances.
Contact us at Nockolds on familylaw@nockolds.co.uk or phone on 01279 755777 – or pop in and see us at the Starting Over Show in London on 7 March 2010, or in our offices Market Square, Bishops Stortford, to find us click here: (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/maps.htm)
As a leading recommended Legal 500 firm of Hertfordshire Solicitors, Nockolds LLP, are renowned for their superior expertise and experience across the legal spectrum. We specialise in all aspects of business law (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/commercial/index.htm) personal legal services (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/personal/index.htm) and International matters (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/international/en/index.htm) as well as offering tailored legal advice to core industry sectors throughout the UK.
Situated just off the M11, next to London Stansted Airport, we are ideally positioned to manage work within the UK and Internationally.
Contact us at Nockolds on familylaw@nockolds.co.uk or 01279 755777 – or pop in and see us at the Starting Over Show or in our offices Market Square, Bishops Stortford, to find us click here (http://www.nockolds.co.uk/maps.htm)
Book one of the limited spaces in our free surgery here: email Debbie at dt@nockolds.co.uk or phone on 01279 755777
Meet the team
Lynn Cowley heads the Family Team, International Team and Personal Injury Team.
Lynn graduated from York University in English and Politics. She qualified as a Solicitor in 1989 whilst working with Hertfordshire County Council, and gained a postgraduate diploma in Local Government Law and Practice. She joined Nockolds LLP in 1990 and became a Partner in 1997.
Lynn works on a variety of contentious matters including high value ancillary relief, family law, and children’s matters. She also set up the firm’s International Department, currently led by Alfonso Valero.
She is a member of the Children’s Panel of the Law Society
Lynn speaks fluent Spanish and is a Parent Supporter and Committee Member of Cantate.
Find out more about Lynn http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/lcowley.htm
Peter Dodd has been a Partner in Nockolds LLP Solicitors since 2004 and specialises in dealing with high value matrimonial assets. Pete is a trained collaborative lawyer and set up the Hertfordshire Family Law Collaborative team last year, which he now chairs. He also set up a local Resolution group in 2007 for Hertfordshire. Originally a Psychology graduate from Bristol University, he then completed the Law Society Finals at the College of Law in Guildford.
His expertise is in all areas of private family law including: Divorce and finances, Disputes about children, Family breakdown (married or unmarried), Inheritance Act disputes.
Peter is a member of the following professional bodies: The Law Society’s Family Panel, The Law Society’s Children Panel, Resolution Member, Collaborative Lawyer (Resolution) and
Find out more about Peter http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/pdodd.htm
Francesca Cozens joined the firm in March 2007 as a newly qualified solicitor. Originally a sociology and law graduate she went on to achieve a distinction in the Legal Practice Course at College of Law in London.
Francesca’s expertise is in general family law and her work includes divorce and resolving financial matters, disputes about children, cohabitation agreements and cohabitation breakdown.
Francesca is also a member of Resolution, an organisation seeking to promote mediation and conciliatory solutions to family law matters.
She was raised in Brentwood in Essex and in her spare time she enjoys travelling and visiting the theatre.
Find out more about Francesca http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/fcozens.htm
Carolyn is an experienced lawyer, specialising in family and matrimonial work, including children matters arising out of separation and divorce, financial aspects of divorce and property matters relating to cohabitees.
She is a Resolution member and is a collaboratively trained lawyer. She is committed to the Collaborative Law approach. She aims to combine practical legal advice with a sensitive and understanding approach to clients.
Carolyn is a member of the Hertfordshire and Cambridge Collaborative Family Law Groups.
Find out more about Carolyn http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/chanes.htm
Maria-Christina Peyman first joined Nockolds LLP as a Trainee Solicitor in 2002 and qualified as a Solicitor in April 2004. She graduated from Thames Valley University with a degree in Law and Spanish language and then completed the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law in Guildford. Maria-Christina originally qualified into our Matrimonial team and is a Member of Resolution.
Maria-Christina is fluent in Spanish and attended the University of Oviedo in Northern Spain as part of her degree
Find out more about Maria http://www.nockolds.co.uk/profiles/mcpeyman.htm
SPICE London Workshops
January 27, 2010 by Suzy
London & Brighton SOS events will include taster workshops and talks provided by partners of SPICE London:
1. 10am to 11am
To be announced…..
2. 11.30am to 12.30am
Leigh Ashton & Martin Eldon – How to Connect with an Attractive Stranger, Taster
3. 1.30pm to 2.30pm
To be announced…..
4. 3pm to 4pm
Leigh Ashton & Martin Eldon – Making Friends with your Fears Taster
Taster Spice London Workshop – How To Connect With an Attractive Stranger with Leigh Ashton & Martin Eldon
There are 12 places available on this taster workshop – to reserve your place call Spice on 01784 497070. Places cost £5 each.
Have fun learning the secrets of connecting with someone you find attractive with Leigh Ashton, a leading development coach! Making that all-important first impression puts you in the driving seat and boosts your confidence and self esteem.
These tips will have your attractive stranger wanting more and will give YOU the choice of whether to meet up again!
Is this you?
Find it difficult to approach people you’re attracted to
Get tongue tied when you get an opportunity to talk to them
Struggle to get into conversation
Lack confidence in yourself
Don’t believe you’re good enough
Hate the ‘singles thing’
And you really want to:
Approach people confidently
Get into rapport quickly
Engage them in conversation easily
Have confidence and belief in yourself
Enjoy the connection
Then this is the workshop for you!
Leigh Ashton – leading personal development coach will help you get rid of your blocks and motivate you to make amazing connections. You’ll learn new ways to connect and above all have lots of fun!!!
To find out more about Spice London check out www.spicelondon.co.uk
To find out more about Leigh Ashton out www.designyourfuture.co.uk
There are 12 places available on this taster workshop – to reserve your place call Spice on 01784 497070. Places cost £5 each.
Taster Spice London Workshop – Making Friends with Your Fears with Leigh Ashton & Martin Eldon
There are 12 places available on this taster workshop – to reserve your place call Spice on 01784 497070. Places cost £5 each.
This taster workshop touches on easy techniques to access your inner resources to become calmer, more confident and relaxed.
It is increasingly recognised that negative emotions can create disease in the body; so learning to run your brain may also lead to a longer, healthier and happier life!
What you’ll get from this workshop:
An understanding of how your mind creates negative emotions like fear
The steps you need to change your reactions
Easy techniques to become more confident and relaxed
…and fun along the way!
The Taster session is run by leading Personal Development coach Leigh Ashton who helps people overcome barriers and achieve the success they really want.
To find out more about Spice London check out www.spicelondon.co.uk
To find out more about Leigh Ashton out www.designyourfuture.co.uk
There are 12 places available on this taster workshop – to reserve your place call Spice on 01784 497070. Places cost £5 each.
Designing a Fresh Start
January 10, 2010 by Suzy
Jeanette Mercer, Design Consultant for Fresh Traditions, explains why those of us starting over should take a look at our home surroundings, and also allow our children to get involved in our home makeover and provide a little something they can help decide, in a situation where there’s so little they control.
I once heard a tip about clothes for work: dress for the job you’d like to have. I believe we should apply this to our homes as well – we should dress our homes for the lifestyle we would like to lead.
For those who’ve been through the trauma of a relationship break-up, worrying about the colour of the living room wall may not seem like a high priority. But colours, furnishings and the objects we surround ourselves with have a profound impact on our mood and sense of wellbeing.
In happy times, even the most untidy or uncoordinated home can have many pleasurable associations – the china that reminds you of your wedding day, the photos of happy family holidays, the print you found together in that little art gallery…
But what if all your bedroom says is that you’re sleeping alone now, or the living room was the scene of the last big fight? Did the ex-partner take furniture that’s left gaps you haven’t filled, or are you the one in a new place that feels nothing like home?
Even if we think we’re not taking any notice of our surroundings, our senses are sending sub-conscious messages to our brain. This is why making changes to those surroundings could help in starting over. It doesn’t have to involve a lot of money – it’s amazing the effect a bold cheerful colour can have on your mood. Or how luxurious a few new fluffy towels or crisp, fresh bed linen can feel.
For children caught up in a divorce, a bedroom makeover obviously won’t make everything alright. But it might help them settle into a new environment, or be a little something they help decide, in a situation where there’s so little they control.
All of us deserve a place we can retreat to, feel secure in, and when we’re ready, entertain in. That’s why Fresh Traditions will be at the Brighton SOS show offering advice on creating a home for the life you want to lead.
Jeanette Mercer, Design Consultant for Fresh Traditions
