Conflict of interest?

To anyone who could help with this:

My parents are divorcing after 40 years of marriage, and there is a potentially messy issue involving a commutation, property etc. I have discussed legal advice for them with my sister, who wants her husband, a divorce lawyer, to mediate/represent. My question is whether this is even allowed? Isn''t it a potential conflict of interest for someone to mediate in the divorce of their parents-in -law?

(I am not very keen on my sister''s husband, and don''t really trust him to do it fairly i.e. not rip us off.)

Thanks to anyone who could advise on this.

I have no knowledge of the legality of your brother-in-law acting, but common sense would say someone neutral would be better for everyone. I''m sure he would act fairly but with an outsider there could be no recriminations.
I''m sorry to hear about your parents divorce, my husband and I are divorcing after 25 years and it has an impact on everyone. I hope it all gets sorted.

I would suggest that this is most unwise. There needs to be complete independence

Please change your name Kimberley-this forum is intended to me annonomous. And I agree fully with your point.

We got advice from a solicitor who said she couldn''t be a mediator as we had seen her for advice so no it would not be appropriate