With a its main base in Swansea and increasingly active from the firm's thriving Carmarthen office, the 'superb' practice at Morgan LaRoche punches well-above-its weight, regularly 'dealing with difficult and heavy cases', both locally and throughout the UK. A litigator of 'long and broad experience', Jason Williams reflects the varied caseload of the firm as a whole and 'his experience across different fields makes him an imaginative and flexible solver of problems'. Llyr Davies, who co-heads the team with Williams from the firm's Carmarthen office, provides 'no-nonsense, pragmatic and cost-effective advice' to West Walian clients often in the medium of Welsh. As well as his expertise in relation to shareholder, company and partnership disputes, Davies has also generated an excellent relationship with local professional services companies which continues to generate a significant amount of contentious insolvency work, as well as a growing amount of contentious probate matters. In Swansea, the 'extremely hardworking' Gemma Thomas continues to thrive, producing 'fantastic work that is both clear and detailed'; she recently worked with Williams on a successful hearing before the Court of Appeal, having herself led on the previous successful appearance in the High Court for the claimant regarding the inflated payment of a company in reliance of false warranties and fraudulent misrepresentations. Ashley Davies 'provides clear and precise commercial advice' for defendants and claimants in relation to shareholder disputes, debt recovery and professional negligence, while at an associate level the 'up and coming' Robert Davies also continues to impress across a range of corporate and insolvency disputes.
Testimonials
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- 'The team displays strength-in-depth and can draw on a wealth of wide and deep experience in a number of different fields.'
- 'A superb practice, punching well above its weight, and dealing with difficult and heavy cases.'
- 'Really strong team for Wales and wider-UK focused commercial litigation.'
- 'Jason Williams is litigator of long and broad experience, he typifies the qualities of the firm in miniature as it were. There is no dispute to which he cannot turn his hand, and his experience across different fields makes him an imaginative and flexible solver of problems.'
- 'Llyr Davies provides no-nonsense, pragmatic and cost-effective advice.'
- 'The extremely hardworking Gemma Thomas produces fantastic work that is both clear and detailed.'
- 'Ashley Davies is a really safe pair of hands who provides clear and precise commercial advice with an uncomplicated approach.'
- 'Robert Davies is an up and coming, excellent lawyer who is really good to have on a case.'
Key clients
- Cawdor Cars (Newcastle Emlyn) Limited
- Hafan Cymru
- Llanelec Precision Engineering Company Limited
- MDW (Holdings) Limited
- Neath Port Talbot (Recycling) Limited
- Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
- Mon Motor Group
- G Filer Engineering Limited
- AMP Clean Energy
- Colosseum Dental UK Limited
- Swansea Building Society
- Pelenna Property Partnership Limited
- Principality Building Society
- Nemo Personal Finance Ltd
- Blackhills Caravan Sales Ltd
- Genesis Property Management Ltd
Work highlights
- Successfully representing Neath Port Talbot (Recycling) Limited in a breach of contract claim concerning two substantial waste management and disposal contracts, including post-judgment enforcement via a shareholder company who took assignment of the Judgment Debt.
- Successfully representing MDW (Holdings) Limited in a claim for breach of warranty, deceit and fraudulent misrepresentation concerning the sale of shares in a waste management/disposal company under a Share Purchase Agreement.
- Representing Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council in post-judgment enforcement proceedings including a successful application for a freezing injunction against five defendants, maintaining the freezing injunction against all defendants until conclusion including successfully defending an application to dismiss the freezing injunction, pursuing Insolvency Act applications including under section 423.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Jason Williams, Llyr Davies