Summary

Founded in 1856, Jas Campbell & Co. WS, hold a prominent position in North Ayrshire providing expertise in both commercial and private law. We provide specialist knowledge in the fields of commercial and corporate law, commercial litigation and licensing. For the private client we provide a comprehensive service in all aspects of residential conveyancing, criminal law, with or without legal aid, housing, taxation and financial services, and offer an attentive service in family and child law, compensation, wills, trusts and executries, mental health, race and sex discrimination cases.

We offer general advice on all aspects of Scottish law.We are a forward-looking company presently updating our IT system with the principal objective in this process to improve the services that we, as a firm, offer to our clients. With offices throughout North Ayrshire - including Arran for which we are now the main provider of legal services on the island - we are well placed to provide a speedy and individual service..

Our aims and objectives

To assist our clients in achieving their commercial and personal objectives:-

• Commitment to delivering a high quality and timely service.
• Endeavour to maximise benefit to all our clients, whether corporate or private.
• Flexibility and tailoring of our services to the needs of our clients.
• Continued innovation of our services and solutions at the forefront of legal developments.
• Development of our legal and support staff to maximise their potential.
  

Our very own James Campbell

The late James Campbell W.S. MBE of Saltcoats, was Scotland's oldest practising solicitor. A former First Lieutenant in the Royal Navy whose late brother Kenneth became a World War II hero, Mr Campbell was one of the few people in the country who can lay claim to having been born, lived and then worked in the same office for the best part of a century.

His early years were spent growing up at the family home in Kerelaw, Stevenson. He was educated at the Old Ardrossan Academy before graduating in law at Edinburgh University in 1933 and joining his father's firm, Jas Campbell and Co, the same year. One of six children, Mr Campbell was also a joint town clerk of Saltcoats, with his father and solely held a similar part-time post to the Burgh of Stevenson - a position which he continued to work in until the centralisation of the local authorities. Mr Campbell was also and Honorary Sheriff Substitute at Kilmarnock.

He retired at ninety years of age in January 2000 after more than six decades in the family business. He passed away on his ninety-fourth birthday on 29th January 2004 and will be very sadly missed by all who knew him.