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1 Crown Office Row Brighton
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Brighton
BN1 1UD
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Rachel Gimson
Position
Rachel is an experienced Family Law practitioner, representing parents, children and Local Authorities in Public and Private Family Law proceedings.
Career
Call: 2018
Before being called to the Bar, Rachel qualified as a solicitor in 2009 and practiced for 9 years specialising in Public Family Law, undertaking extensive advocacy as a solicitor. Rachel was awarded Higher Rights of Audience by the Law Society before transferring to the Bar and joining chambers in August 2018. Rachel is thus a dual qualified practitioner, remaining on the roll of solicitors but now practising as a barrister.
Rachel has considerable experience working on cases that include complex and conflicting medical evidence, allegations of sexual abuse, fabricated or induced illness, non-accidental injury and domestic abuse.
She also represents parties in high conflict private law cases involving parental alienation, domestic violence and contact disputes, often requiring fact-finding hearings.
Rachel accepts instructions through Direct Access.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Rachel Gimson –1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Rachel’s strength lies in her pragmatism and superb client care. Her advocacy is top-notch, and she really knows her stuff. She is great to work with and goes above and beyond to support her clients.’
1 Crown Office Row is ‘an outstanding set’ with ‘excellent and unrivalled choice of counsel at all levels’. Eleanor Battie is a ‘robust and professional lawyer with meticulous attention to detail who leaves no stone unturned in her pursuit of justice for her clients’ and handles both private and public law matters in all tiers of the family court. Timothy Bergin’s practice has a particular focus on representing parents and guardians in complex care cases, while Kirsten Japp specialises in private family law matters and ‘is instantly able to build an excellent rapport with clients’. Clare Ciborowska is always ‘accessible and willing to go above and beyond for clients’ and Rachel Gimson is described as a ‘tenacious advocate with excellent communication skills’.