What we say about the firm's legal practice in North
Corporate and commercial
Within Corporate and commercial: Elsewhere in the North, Jacksons Law is a second tier firm,
Jacksons Law’s practice head Tony Wentworth continues to develop the firm’s Newcastle offering, and is currently advising on a range of share acquisitions and restructuring matters.
Crime, fraud and licensing
Within Licensing Licensing
Dispute resolution
Within Commercial litigation: Elsewhere in the North, Jacksons Law is a first tier firm,
Nigel Kidwell’s team at Jacksons Law recently acted in several domestic and international shareholder disputes and a multi-party injunction and freezing order. Paul Barnes specialises in engineering and property litigation.
Within Debt recovery, Jacksons Law is a second tier firm,
Toby Joel’s team at Jacksons Law successfully tendered for CE Electric UK’s contract and has been instructed to recover £524,000 in repair costs.
Finance
Within Banking and finance, tier 4
Jacksons Law’s expertise includes corporate and property finance. It is a panel firm for multiple banks, and has recently advised on insolvency, refinancing and secured lending matters.
Within Insolvency and corporate recovery , Jacksons Law is a second tier firm,
Stephen Wiles at Jacksons Law is praised for his ‘commercial and practical approach’, and acts for insolvency practitioners as well as defending individuals in claims from liquidators and administrators. Clare Fegan has recently joined the team from Watson Burton LLP.
Human resources
Within Employment, Jacksons Law is a third tier firm,
Kevin Fletcher heads up the team at Jacksons Law, which has a national footprint in this area. In addition to defending a high volume of claims for protective awards and successfully handling over 100 equal pay claims for local NHS trusts, the team is regularly instructed by senior executives on a wide range of matters.
Insurance
Within Personal injury: claimant, Jacksons Law is a third tier firm,
At Jacksons Law, Jonathan Fletcher has a niche equine practice and also handles industrial disease, slip and trip, and whiplash claims.
Within Personal injury: defendant, tier 4
Jacksons Law’s Jonathan Fletcher represents defendants in occupiers’ liability, employers’ liability and industrial disease matters.
Overview
Within Regional review,
Other notable firms include Mincoff Solicitors LLP, in a broad range of areas including leisure and licensing; and Jacksons Law, which is consolidating its Stockton presence and steadily developing its Newcastle offering.
Private client
Within Agriculture and estates , Jacksons Law is a third tier firm,
Jacksons Law retains its position as one of the NFU’s panel firms, and was recently appointed as the northern panel firm for the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers. Adrienne Patterson leads the team.
Within Family, Jacksons Law is a second tier firm,
The ‘great’ Amanda Baker heads up the team at Jacksons Law, which was recently joined by Stephen Duffy, who is ‘fearless and industrious’ and ‘one to watch’. Key highlights included establishing a pre-nuptial agreement for a prominent local businessman, and handling a complex divorce settlement involving the valuation of an interest in a trading business.
Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, tier 4
In 2010, Lydia McCaslin joined the team at Jacksons Law from Hay & Kilner; Rosemary Young retired.
Public sector
Within Local government, Jacksons Law is a third tier firm,
The team at Jacksons Law advises Stockton on Tees Borough Council on a wide range of matters, and was recently appointed to the panel of Yorkshire Ambulance Service.
Real estate
Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in the North, Jacksons Law is a first tier firm,
Jacksons Law’s two-partner, six-associate team is ‘as solid as they come’ and provides an ‘excellent’ service. The experienced Jane Armitage is a ‘stylish yet forceful presence in negotiations’. The team is currently involved in multiple high-value land sales and development projects.
Within Commercial property: Newcastle, tier 5
The Newcastle office of Jacksons Law recently advised a national property investment company on the sale of a prime asset in Newcastle to a pension fund for £3.8m.
Within Environment, Jacksons Law is a second tier firm,
At Jacksons Law, Simon Catterall defends environmental and regulatory prosecutions relating to animal welfare, meat and food hygiene and water pollution.