Richard Gregorian, Principal of Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors, a firm with a unique legal-psychological approach to family law, responds to the Law Society Gazette article of Hannah Summers in the 24 October 2025 edition [reference is below]

Richard Gregorian, Principal of Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors, a firm with a unique legal-psychological approach to family law, responds to the Law Society Gazette article of Hannah Summers in the 24 October 2025 edition [reference is at the end of this article]

Richard Gregorian, Principal of Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors, a firm with a unique legal-psychological approach to family law, responds to the Law Society Gazette article of Hannah Summers in the 24 October 2025 edition [reference is below]

Richard Gregorian, Principal of Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors, a firm with a unique legal-psychological approach to family law responds to the Law Society Gazette article of Hannah Summers in the 24 October 2025 edition [reference is at the end of this article]

I do not need convincing that narcissism/NPD exists.  I have seen it, both personally and professionally.  The mental health community was once divided on whether personality disorders exist and it is obvious why.  All of us have unique personalities, with infinitely differing responses to infinitely variable people and environments and, therefore, to diagnose a personality as “disordered”, is only possible through the degree to which it differs from a non-existent “norm”.  It is analogous to alcohol-everyone drinks it, at different times in different amounts, so proving alcohol dependency is more difficult than, say, schizophrenia where we do not all experience auditory hallucinations.

Time for reflection on my 2008 article, 18 years on from the successful defence of my own relocation proceedings.

Working hand in glove with Gavin Emerson, a mental health professional and conflict resolution expert, whose value is focused on understanding the “psychology” of our clients, their former spouses, partners and co-parents and the dispute between them in order to maximise agreement or litigation success, it should be no surprise that I am very much in favour of mental health professionals being involved in the family justice system.

Even if I do not detect a foreign accent on the other end of the telephone, when speaking with a client, for the first time, or there is no other reason to believe that I will be acting for a parent who is involved in international leave to remove litigation, I approach every dispute involving children, as if it were a leave to remove case because:    

There are many reasons why one or both of the former spouses, partners or separated co-parents, may accuse the other of being narcissistic or suffering from NPD (narcissistic personality disorder).  These include:

After many years of practising family law, my main regret is that, as I represented clients (universally successfully), I did not keep a list of all of those victories we had at every stage, which were nothing to do with the final outcome or the facts or the law but rather exploiting and, thereby, proving the deficiencies in the system.  In this day and age of blogs/vlogs and advisory notes at the top of articles, stating how long it will take to read them, I will bullet point some of the main issues.

There's never been a more important time to discuss your child's mental health and as expert child law advice Guildford lawyers, we are best placed to help you with any issues you may be experiencing at this time.  It is far more acceptable and far easier to access help, advice and support for any mental health issues now than at any time before.

When considering a divorce, here at Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors we understand the need for outstanding legal advice and as experienced divorce lawyers in Guildford, we are on hand to provide you with clear, expert advice combining our unique psychological approach and in depth analysis to really help us understand your dispute.

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If you are currently going through a leave to remove London/child relocation case and are looking for the very best in expert legal counsel to represent you, then look no further.  With many years of both personal and professional experience in this field, we really are best placed to help both you and you family with your unique circumstance.

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Here at Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors we have many years of expertise in the field of child law advice Guildford and are well placed to offer you excellent, personal advice pertaining to your case.  In our experience no-one enters into a marriage intending to divorce a few years down the line, but it is an unfortunate statistic that around 1 in 3 couples will end up doing so.

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When considering a divorce lawyers in Guildford it is essential to find someone who can offer you outstanding, professional and easy to understand legal advice.  Here at Gregorian Emerson Family Law Solicitors, we use our own unique legal and psychological approach, combined with in depth analysis to fully understand your dispute and deliver tailored advice pertaining to your individual case.