Clarity is preparation. Not advice.
This page tells you, in plain English, what Clarity is and what it isn’t. It applies to everything we publish, sell, or provide — the workbooks, the consultations, the website, and anything you receive from us. Please read it before you buy.
What Clarity is
Clarity is a preparation resource. The workbooks help you think through your situation, organise your information, and understand the kinds of questions you’ll be asked when you consult a solicitor or mediator. A consultation is structured, one-to-one help completing the workbooks — what a section is asking for, how to organise your own information, and which workbook fits the stage you have reached.
What Clarity is not
Clarity is not a law firm. It does not provide legal advice. Nothing on this website, in any workbook, or said during a consultation is legal advice on your particular circumstances. Buying a workbook or booking a session does not create a solicitor-client relationship between you and Clarity, or between you and any individual associated with Clarity.
Why the distinction matters
Legal advice is something only a regulated professional (such as a solicitor or licensed legal executive) can give you, and only after they have taken your instructions, considered conflicts, and accepted you as a client. None of those things have happened between you and us, and they will not.
What you’ll find in the workbooks and in consultations is general information about how the system works, plain-English explanations of legal concepts and procedures, frameworks for organising your thinking, and questions that might be useful to consider. None of it is tailored to you and none of it should be relied on as advice on what to do in your case.
When you should speak to a solicitor
You should consult a solicitor for advice that’s specific to your situation. That includes — but isn’t limited to:
- Before signing any legal document
- Before agreeing or declining a financial settlement
- If proceedings have been issued against you, or you are considering issuing them
- If domestic abuse or safeguarding concerns are involved (including concerns about a child)
- If there are international elements to your case
- If there are complex assets, business interests, trusts, or pensions involved
- Whenever you simply want professional guidance on what to do next
If you need to find one, the Law Society’s Find a Solicitor directory lists every solicitor regulated in England and Wales, and Resolution lists family-law specialists who work to a non-confrontational code of practice.
The workbooks complement legal advice — they don’t replace it. People who use them tend to get more out of their solicitor appointments, not less.
Geographical scope
Clarity applies to England and Wales only. The law in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and other jurisdictions is materially different. Even within England and Wales, the law changes, and what is accurate today may not be accurate next year. We make every reasonable effort to keep the workbooks current, but we cannot guarantee any specific statement reflects the law as it stands at the moment you read it.
Your decisions are your own
You are responsible for the decisions you make about your situation. Clarity does not accept liability for any decision, action, or inaction you take in reliance on anything you read in a workbook, hear in a consultation, or see on this website. If a decision matters, get advice on it.