Divorce Ads Harmless

I was surprised to read that Sarah Smith considered Henry Brookman's advertising campaign was likely to 'encourage people to bail out of their marriages, the same marriages that they made lifelong vows and commitments to' (see [2001] Gazette, 24 May, 17).

If the people in question were so easily persuaded to get a divorce, then clearly they did not attach any significance to their vows in the first place.

I doubt that the adverts would persuade those people in a stable relationship, who respect the institution of marriage, to see a solicitor, however eye-catching they are.

Chris Holmes, Bower & Bailey, Swindon