The Bar - Regional Bar • Wales and Chester Circuit
Chambers of Paul Hopkins KC
9 Park Place is a ‘well-respected Cardiff set with high quality counsel’ offering expertise in a broad range of Chancery matters, particularly disputes concerning contested wills, probate, and trusts. Gwydion Hughes heads the team and primarily handles probate and inheritance tax work. Richard Kember is now a circuit judge in Cardiff Crown Court.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'The civil team, and in particular Michael Lieberman, provide a most efficient service ensuring effective communication with counsel.'
- 'The chief clerk is always very helpful.'
- 'There are several members of chambers I have begun to instruct over the past few years. My core work is chancery and commercial and with their depth of counsel, I would rarely need to go further afield.'
- 'There are few barristers elsewhere in the South Wales area covering chancery and commercial with sufficient knowledge of the area. I instruct counsel to add value to my work, this is one of the few sets that can do that.'
- 'A well respected Cardiff set with high quality counsel.'
- 'The clerks are efficient, approachable and responsive.'
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
‘He is an excellent advocate, and cross-examination is a real strength of his. He is easy to work with and the clients are always very pleased with him and are grateful that he is on their side. He is the stand out junior in the South Wales market in the field of contentious probate, although he is equally reliable and knowledgeable in other disciplines. It is a pleasure to work with him.’
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
‘He is an excellent advocate, and cross-examination is a real strength of his. He is easy to work with and the clients are always very pleased with him and are grateful that he is on their side. He is the stand out junior in the South Wales market in the field of contentious probate, although he is equally reliable and knowledgeable in other disciplines. It is a pleasure to work with him.’