PERSONAL PROFILES  

Deborah Gibbins  

Deborah Gibbins was admitted as a solicitor on the 1st May 1985. She has been specialising in family and matrimonial law since 1984. Before setting up her own business Deborah Gibbins & Co on 1st January 1996 she worked in a small practice in Hockley, Essex where at the age of 26 she became a partner and remained working at that firm for 10 years specialising in family and matrimonial law.  She was the first female solicitor to set up a practice in Basildon and hers was the first practice to specialise exclusively in matrimonial and family law.

 Specialist Qualifications and achievements  

Deborah Gibbins was admitted to the Family Law Panel on 1st January 1999 in the very first batch of admissions to this specialist Law Society Panel.  The Panel was created so that clients could be assured that by instructing a member of the Family Law Panel they would be receiving specialist family law advice.   In May 2001 Deborah Gibbins became one of less than 500 solicitors in the country to become accredited by the Solicitors Family Law Association with particular specialism in areas of domestic abuse and advanced financial provision.  As an accredited member of the Solicitors Family Law Association (now known as Resolution) she remains committed to the guidelines of that organisation in not only providing a quality family and matrimonial law service but also in minimising conflicts that may arise in family law proceedings.   

Deborah Gibbins has written an article entitled ‘Pensions on Ancillary Relief- A Practitioners Guide’ which was published in the Legal Journal Litigation.  

Kevin Double  

Kevin has been specialising in matrimonial and family law work since 1981.  He is a member of the Institute of Legal Executives and has been employed as Litigation manager at Deborah Gibbins & Co. since April 1997.  

He has a wealth of experience in dealing with family law and matrimonial cases and has during his time with Deborah Gibbins & Co dealt with a  Court of Appeal case representing one of his clients on all procedural matters up to the final court hearing at the Court of Appeal. His specialism includes dealing with care work in children proceedings as well as all other areas of family and matrimonial law covered by Deborah Gibbins & Co.

Support Staff

The legal team are supported by a friendly, helpful and highly experienced secretarial and administrative staff who are able to assist with general enquiries and procedural matters.