No qualified lawyer?  Then no prenup.

 

Why are only qualified lawyers, meaning a barrister solicitor or legal executive, allowed to give legal advice on the Law Commissions recommended qualified nuptial agreements? This is one factor which will almost certainly exclude the average person from getting a QNA as the cost will prohibitive. Law firms charge from around £350 +VAT upto £20k plus for a prenup currently, but if this legislation comes in then they will be able to put the prices up as they will have exclusive rights to advise parties. The average person can just get a nuptial agreement anyway but it would not be qualifying and therefore could not exclude the court’s jurisdiction in any way.