Thompson & Jackson Solicitors

Thompson & Jackson Solicitors: legal practice across Plymouth, Ivybridge and Saltash

Thompson & Jackson Solicitors is a long-established firm of solicitors serving Plymouth, Saltash and Ivybridge. The firm describes a 130-year history during which its Plymouth solicitors have built a reputation across Devon and Cornwall for legal advice delivered in what it presents as a friendly, efficient and cost-effective manner. It operates as a limited liability partnership authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.

Business and commercial work

The firm's commercial practice covers three named areas: commercial dispute resolution, commercial property, and landlord and tenant matters. These services are grouped under a dedicated business and commercial heading, aimed at companies and property owners with contentious or transactional needs.

Services for individuals and families

For private clients, the practice lists a broad range of work:

• Elderly client advice, including legal advice for carers, care home fees, Court of Protection matters and living wills.
• Family law, covering child arrangements, domestic violence, financial agreements on a fixed-fee basis, fixed-fee divorce and separation, and financial settlements.
• Residential conveyancing, including buying and selling property, lease extensions, remortgages, transfer of equity, and preparation of leases and tenancy agreements.
• Wills, trusts and probate, with inheritance tax, probate and estate administration, trusts, wills, and wills and inheritance disputes.

Personal injury and employment appear as service headings on the site, but no further detail is provided for either area in the available material.

Recognition and client feedback

Jonathan Petch, described as Head of the Matrimonial Department, is listed as a Leading Lawyer by Wiselaw, an independent organisation that researches, awards and lists leading local family lawyers across the UK. The site also reproduces short client comments praising the firm's professionalism, attention to detail, responsiveness and friendliness, including a message thanking a person named Tom and his team for their work with agents and a freeholder.

Merger with Roper James Solicitors

From 1 April 2026, Roper James Solicitors joined Thompson & Jackson. According to the firm, the union brings together two respected practices with a shared commitment to client care, combining strengths, expertise and resources to offer clear and pragmatic advice across a broader range of practice areas. Clients gain an expanded team of legal professionals and additional offices in Saltash and Ivybridge. The firm states that its core values remain unchanged and that it combines traditional methods with modern technology and ways of working.

Staff continuity and training

The practice states that its staff are trained to high technical and professional standards, with a continuing programme of appropriate training for all staff and partners. It also emphasises internal working conditions, describing a supportive, inclusive and friendly environment that encourages staff retention. This continuity means clients returning with a new matter can often still have the same person acting for them as before.

Offices

The main office is at Hyder House, 680 Budshead Road, Plymouth, PL6 5XR. Additional offices are at 47 Fore Street, Ivybridge, PL21 9AE, and 6 Fore Street, Saltash, PL12 6JL. The Ivybridge and Saltash offices share the telephone number 01752 546448, while the Plymouth office is listed under 01752 665037.