One could be forgiven for feeling a little edgy at the sight of matrimonial lawyers looking this happy. But no, it's not the first week of January, when divorce lawyers traditionally make an appointment with their local Mercedes dealer. Pictured on the right are Bournemouth's trained collaborative lawyers, a new breed determined to offer a 'friendly' approach to divorce and avoid what they call 'legal fisticuffs'. Family lawyers in Bournemouth, Poole and Lymington have teamed up to offer a collaborative service, and south-coast firm Lester Aldridge recently held an event to inform people about the more cuddly approach. Deborah Leask, collaborative lawyer at Ellis Jones, says: 'In collaborative law, solicitors' egos are put to one side.' Egos, what egos?