'Gibson & Co.' is the trading name of Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd. Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd is a limited liability company registered in England and Wales with registered number 7731387. Its registered office is at 77-87 West Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 6PR.

Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd is a law firm authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA reference number 563464. A copy of the SRA’s rules can be found at www.sra.org.uk/code-of-conduct. The firm is registered for VAT purposes with VAT registration number 176 7672 17. 

Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd is covered by professional indemnity insurance.  The limit of indemnity is not less than £3 million for any one claim and cover is provided by Chartis Insurance UK Ltd (The Chartis Building, 58 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4AB).  The territorial limits and jurisdiction are worldwide.

The directors of Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd are: AG Gibson, DSC Gibson, MJ Macgregor, TJ Gibson, JP Gibson and DL Bawn.

Limited liability companies have “directors” not partners. However, it is common for senior members of law firms to refer to themselves as “partners”, and for that reason this wording has been retained for our website, correspondence, and other marketing material. The word “partner” therefore refers to a shareholder or director of the firm, and should not be taken to indicate that the directors of Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd are carrying on business in partnership for the purposes of the Partnership Act 1890. Any business conducted with the firm is with Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd only and not any one person individually.

Before 1 October 2011, Gibson & Co. was a partnership constituted under the laws of England and Wales. Some documents on this website were produced before 1 October 2011. Nothing in these documents is to be taken to indicate that Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd is a partnership.

On 1 October 2011, the Gibson & Co. partnership transferred all of its business to Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd. The Gibson & Co. partnership remains responsible for all advice and services to clients before 1 October 2011. Responsibility for advice and services provided on or after 1 October 2011 in connection with existing and new matters has become that of Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd.

From 1 October 2011, Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd accepts and assumes any rights and obligations of the Gibson & Co. partnership under all continuing agreements between clients and the partnership. Accordingly on 1 October 2011, files and confidential information concerning client matters were transferred to Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd. Any client which continues to deal with Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd on or after 1 October 2011 will be deemed to have agreed to the actions set out in this paragraph.

Gibson & Co. Solicitors Ltd will control and be responsible for information held about you and will use that information to continue to operate and conduct the practice. For further information about how we use your personal information, including your right to access and correct that information, please contact us.

In accordance with our client care responsibilities we have a written complaints procedure and aim to ensure that any complaints are handled promptly, fairly and effectively in accordance with it. In the event of a problem, a client is entitled to complain and the client will be advised to whom within the practice to complain. Upon request, we will provide a client with a copy of our complaints procedure. If for any reason we are unable to resolve a problem between us and a client, our client may utilise the complaints and redress scheme operated by the Legal Ombudsman. There are time limits for making complaints to the Legal Ombudsman, for further details, visit their website at www.legalombudsman.org.uk.

The provision of our legal services may relate to investments (including insurance contracts).  We are not authorised by the UK Financial Services Authority.  However, we are included on the register maintained by the Financial Services Authority so that we can carry on insurance mediation activity, which is broadly the advising on, selling and administration of insurance contracts. This part of our business, including arrangements for complaints or redress if something goes wrong, is regulated by the SRA. The register can be accessed via the Financial Services Authority website at www.fsa.gov.uk/register.

We do not accept service by fax or email.