Paul J Watson Solicitors

  • Address
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  • Phone & Email
  • 116 Borough Road
  • Middlesbrough
  • Teesside
  • TS1 2ES

Monday to Friday 9.00am-5.00pm

01642 293427

Local award winning, family run firm, offering specialist advice in Criminal and Family Law (including Children Law cases). Particular specialisms in Care and Child Protection cases.  Legal Aid available upon successful assessment. Full range of Criminal Law services, covering sexual offences, fraud, theft, assaults, etc. with representation at Police Station, Magistrates Court and Crown Court.

Free initial telephone appointments provided to Family/Children clients with a Solicitor, regardless of financial position, with no obligation. Fixed fee face to face appointments at reduced rates for new clients. 

Criminal clients can be offered either free telephone advice or free face to face appointments.

All police station attendances are free of charge – it is important to be aware that if anyone need to go to the police station it is always free to take a solicitor with them because everyone automatically gets legal aid, regardless of their means.

Who we help

The service is open to anyone.

How you access our service

Face to Face

Drop in or make an appointment

Opening times 9.00am – 5.00pm 
Monday to Friday

Telephone

You can access advice over the telephone by contacting the Middlesbrough office on 01642 293427

 

Email

You can request contact to make an appointment by sending an email to admin@pauljwatson.com

 

Charges for our service

All clients are assessed to see whether they may qualify for legal aid, but this is very restricted due to the changes brought in by the Government.

 

If clients do not qualify, they are offered fixed fees or hourly rates, depending on the type of case and its complexity. 

Quality Marks and Accreditations

  • Some of staff members have accreditations:

Paul Watson – Law Society Criminal Litigation Panel

Ross Tismond - Law Society Criminal Litigation Panel 

Pam Kandola – Accredited Resolution Specialist. Law Society Children Law Panel.

Julie Kirkbride - Law Society Family Law Panel

Specialist Quality Mark held by the firm, with contracts for legal aid in Criminal and Family Law.

Access To Interpreters

  1. Interpreters are usually available to clients whose case is at court and who qualify for legal aid. 

Other clients can have interpreting arranged if need be, but this would be done at clients’ expense.

Disabled Access

Our offices have disabled access and downstairs interview room.

Home Visiting Service

A home visit can be arranged for clients with a severe illness or disability. Clients must be genuinely housebound and unable to attend the office.

Organisational Information

Private

Who we are regulated by

The Solicitors Regulation Authority. For more details please click here 


Complaints Procedure

Please contact Paul J Watson for a copy of their complaints procedure. 


What Services do we offer?

Information - The agency can provide basic factual details to help you with your problem by providing information through leaflets, fact sheets or by signposting you.

Advice - The agency will look at your problem in more detail and diagnose the problem, explore your options and provide you with guidance on a particular course of action. The information given will be tailored to your particular circumstances.

Advocacy - The agency will provide you with support and encouragement or represent your views, needs or rights eg make telephone calls on your behalf with you present.

Representation - The agency will take on your case and act on your behalf. This can include representing you at tribunal or court.

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