Drawing upon a ‘strong collaborative working’ arrangement, both from within the firm (across a range of practice areas), as well as with the instructing clients, Hugh James provides ’highly knowledgeable expert advice’ to central and local government, education and healthcare providers. Regulatory advice informs much of the firm’s workflow, with ‘consummate professional’ Martin Jones particularly noted for his social care expertise, where he combines an ’authoritative approach with humility and pragmatism’ for local authorities in relation to safeguarding matters. Jones is also adept at representing non-police prosecutors throughout Wales and England, as is ‘exceptionally knowledgeable’ senior associate Justin Davies, who ’has built a unique practice in regulatory work and in particular fire safety prosecutions’. The firm is also engaged in a significant amount of property-related public sector mandates, including Caroline O’Flaherty‘s work for Welsh and English registered social landlords, and construction partner Ioan Prydderch’s regular engagements on contentious and non-contentious matters for core firmwide clients including Natural Resources Wales.
Testimonials
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- 'Strong collaborative working, providing highly knowledgeable expert advice, with an in depth awareness and understanding of case law and developments within regulation, helping ensure the integrity of our regulatory process.'
- 'The team is pragmatic in how it tailors advice to our rules, communications and policies.'
- 'Martin Jones is always the consummate professional who balances an authoritative approach with humility and pragmatism.'
- 'The exceptionally knowledgeable Justin Davies has built a unique practice in regulatory work and in particularly fire safety prosecutions.'
Key clients
- Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
- Welsh Government
- The City of Cardiff County Council
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Social Care Wales
- Natural Resources Wales
- Bangor University
- Flintshire County Council
- Argyle and Bute Council
- Carmarthenshire County Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council
- Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
- Transport for Wales Rail Limited
- Wrexham County Borough Council
- Gwynedd Council NNatural England
- Denbighshire County Council
- The Council of the City and County of Swansea
- North Somerset Council
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- Cheltenham Borough Council
- Monmouthshire County Council
- Coleg Gwent
- Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency
- Vale Of Glamorgan Council
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Welsh Community Health Council
- Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Isle Of Anglesey County Council
- South Wales Fire & Rescue Service
- Powys County Council
- Ceredigion County Council
- Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Local Health Board
- Caerphilly County Borough Council
- Cardiff University
- National Museum & Gallery Wales
- Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
- Cadw
- Witham Town Council
- Powys Teaching Health Board
- Parish Church Council of Swansea St Peter Crockett
- West Northamptonshire Council
- National Library of Wales
- South Wales Police
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Torfaen County Borough Council
Work highlights
- Instructed by several Local Authorities in Wales in respect of housing development and regeneration of brownfield sites and sites, worth a total of £50m, stalled for development due to contamination issues.
- Representing a University Health Board in its breach of contract claim against an international software development company.
- Providing a group of six North Wales local authorities with advice to the Councils in the public procurement of schools admissions and transport software of value of about £7.5m.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ioan Prydderch