Family/Matrimonial
South West
2 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Zoe Gaitskell
UK 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
Zoe head's of the Family Law Team at the Taunton office and manages the firm’s Divorce and Family Finance Team across all offices.
Zoe is recommended in Chambers & Partners for her work in divorce and financial remedies. She is noted for being fantastic with clients, having a great touch and incredible empathy with a powerful intellect and insightfulness.
Zoe advises many clients with complex financial affairs including those with businesses, farms, assets abroad, trusts and pensions in the context of relationship breakdown and pre-nuptial agreements.
Career
Zoe qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and since then has practised exclusively in Family Law in the Southwest.
Professional Memberships
Zoe is a Resolution accredited specialist in complex financial matters on divorce/separation, a trained Collaborative Lawyer and a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Accreditation Scheme.
Chambers Review
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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Family/Matrimonial - South West
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Zoe Gaitskell is highly experienced at handling financial remedy matters, particularly where there are complex property, business or farming concerns involved.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
She has a keen understanding of people and the difficulties they face when engaging in emotive matters. I could not praise her highly enough for how she dealt with my case.
Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionZoe always delivered an excellent and sympathetic approach with my case. She also talked me through the process and told me what to expect.
Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionZoe is diligent and forensic in her approach, which ensures her clients' cases are presented at the highest standard.
Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionShe really is great with clients; she pushes hard and she's realistic.
Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal ProfessionZoe has been unfaltering in her professionalism and sensitivity.
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