A COUPLE have expanded their Wearside law firm into Newcastle.

Jacqueline Emmerson and her husband and business partner Michael Robinson have run Emmersons Solicitors, in Sunderland, for more than a decade and have now launched a second office in Gosforth High Street.

Established in 1998, Emmersons has built a reputation for representing some of the region’s top businesses.

The firm was set up by Ms Emmerson, who has since developed it into a multidisciplinary practice covering family law, residential and commercial conveyancing, commercial litigation, wills and probate, criminal law and motoring offences.

The couple hope the Gosforth office, which will be home to several lawyers, will also lead to more job creation to add to their 11-strong workforce across both bases.

Ms Emmerson said: “Our aim for the Gosforth office is to make it the law firm of choice for people in Gosforth and beyond.

“We are obviously very well known and respected in Sunderland and, as we have seen an increase in work volume and demand from clients who live outside Wearside, we decided to take the plunge into the Newcastle marketplace.”