Welcome to JACKSON WEST SOLICITORS
The firm of JACKSON WEST was started by Gillian West and Debbie Jackson and is specialist in all areas of Family Law.
Gillian is an accredited member of both the Solicitors Regulation Authority Family and Children Panels, and is a Notary Public. She has been admitted as a solicitor since 1978
Debbie is an accredited member of the Children Panel. She has been admitted as a solicitor since 1984.
Members:
•Claire Campbell is a trainee Legal Executive, specialising in the fields of childcare law and public and private law contact and residence applications. Claire practises in the areas of residence and contact applications, and care proceedings when social services become involved with families. Whilst working under supervision as part of her traineeship, she also maintains her own caseload.
•Debbie Jackson has practised in the fields of childcare law and public and private law contact and residence applications for over 20 years. Debbie is presently on the Children Panel, having first been appointed to the Panel 20 years’ ago. Debbie practises solely in the areas of residence and contact applications, and care proceedings when social services become involved with families. Debbie also has experience in dealing with child abduction cases and child residence and contact disputes in other jurisdictions.
Gillian is a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, admitted in 1998. With a background in languages and nursing, she joined the legal profession in her early thirties and has worked exclusively in family law for over 15 years, interrupted by a brief spell working for the Law Society. She specialises in ancillary relief matters and has acted in cases in the family courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
As well as running her own caseload, she specialises in preparing the practice’s ancillary relief matters for court, instructing Counsel and attending hearings. Her attention to detail has earned her frequent congratulations from both counsel and judges on the preparation of trial bundles and familiarity with the papers.
Gillian is married to a firefighter; her hobbies include tap dancing and dog walking.
•Joanne Soar specialises in the fields of childcare law and public and private law contact and residence applications. Joanne practises in the areas of residence and contact applications, and care proceedings when social services become involved with families. Joanne also has experience in dealing with child abduction cases and child residence and contact disputes in other jurisdictions.
