Solicitors and the Police offer an invaluable service and every year they save countless woman’s lives, however they are not always easy to understand. The legal terms that they use can be complicated and very specialised. This section aims to break down the relevant sections of the law and explains what many of the complicated terms mean. It is worth noting that if you read websites relating to American Law, they vary a great deal from the British Law and often use legal terms not recognised in the UK.