etc ..: DIVORCE: Five firms in London registered with the Law Society (071-242 1222) which specialise in divorce:

Brereton & Co 59 Banner St EC1 (071-253 3008): pounds 80 plus VAT per hour. Free to the unemployed via Legal Aid.

Fisher Meredith 2 Binfield Rd SW4 (071-622 4468): From pounds 80 to pounds 100 plus VAT per hour. Accepts Legal Aid work.

Manches & Co Aldwych House, 81

Aldwych WC2 (071-404 4433): From pounds 140 to pounds 200 plus VAT.

Charles Russell Hale Court, Lincolns Inn Field WC2 (071-242 1031): From pounds 140 to pounds 225 plus VAT .

Withers Solicitors 12 Gough Sq EC4 (071-836 8400): From pounds 120 to pounds 220 plus VAT.