Meet the Team – Personal Law
As part of Viberts continuing evolvement, a new Personal Law Department within the firm has been created. This department now deals with all probate matters, employment law and personal injury claims.
Advocate Charles Thacker
Partner
Personal Law, Property, Probate/Wills
Charles was born and raised in Jersey. He studied law at Oxford prior to being called to the Bar in the UK in 1970. He was sworn in as an Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey in 1974 and appointed Notary Public in the same year.
Charles specialises in probate, property law and litigation.
He was elected Bâtonnier of the Jersey Bar in December 2005 and President of the Jersey Law Society in June 2008. He is currently Chairman of the Social Security Appeals Tribunal which he has been since 1993 and Chairman of the Health & Safety at Work Appeal Tribunal since 1996.
Zoë Blomfield
Managing Partner
Personal Law
Zoë was born and educated in Jersey. After studying business and finance she then completed a law degree at London University.
After gaining ten years of varied practice experience in Jersey, Zoë was sworn in as an Ecrivain of the Royal Court (Jersey Solicitor) in 2003. For several years she has specialised in family law and she is also qualified to practice collaborative law. Zoë was instrumental in introducing this practice in Jersey and is a member of the UK body Resolution, which advocates a constructive, non confrontational approach to family law matters.
Zoe heads up the firm’s Personal Law Department and leads specialist teams in dealing with employment law, personal injury claims and wills and probate matters. Given Zoe’s considerable experience in family law, she also continues to practice in this area.
Zoë was made a Partner of Viberts in 2006 and was sworn in as an Advocate in 2007.
Zoe is the Chairman of the Social Security Medical Appeal Tribunal.