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A ‘key market player’, Beachcroft Claims Limited’s Simon Curtis leads on catastrophic injury cases for regional clients and national insurers such as Wales and West Utilities and Aviva. Andrew Baker focuses on catastrophic motor defence cases. ‘An excellent tactician and a thorough and tenacious litigator’, Ailsa Roberts joined from the Bristol office to lead the Newport team.

Berrymans Lace Mawer LLP’s ‘particularly strong team’ in Cardiff is led by Matthew Harrington, who ‘continues to set an example with his professionalism, practicality and no-nonsense clarity of advice’. Cenydd Edwards and Kerris Dale are also highly regarded. Clients include Capita and Corus.

Dolmans Solicitors’ eight-partner team, led by senior partner Adrian Oliver, is ‘hardworking and very thorough, and gives clear advice’, primarily advising local authorities and particularly police forces. Oliver and Melanie Standley continue to advise South Wales Police on the Lynette White murder inquiry. Peter Bennett leads on occupational disease matters.

Hugh James acts for insurers, and corporate and public sector clients. Philip Dicken leads, with Pauline Lewis handling high-value and catastrophic claims. The team advised Chartis on various issues relating to the Buncefield litigation.

New clients for Morgan Cole include Cardiff Council and Wales & West Utilities. ‘One of the foremost experts in his field’, Simon Cradick has ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of claims for asbestos exposure’; and John Sherratt handles catastrophic injury claims. The firm is acting in a test case in the Employers’ Liability Trigger Issue litigation, set to go the Supreme Court.

Douglas-Jones Mercer’s Jeremy Wolfe is ‘a true gentleman. Ever polite and thoughtful, he brings vast experience and knowledge of civil litigation law to the table’. The firm acts for corporate and public sector clients, notably fire and police 
services.

Donna Makin leads Geldards LLP’s high-volume work, with a focus on occupational disease matters.

NewLaw Solicitors LLP hired Karen Meggitt and a team of five lawyers from Eversheds LLP, to lead the firm’s motor litigation work.

At Rausa Mumford (inc. SJ Cottrell), Peter Beckerley acts for insurers and loss adjusters, focusing on employers’ and public liability issues.

Welsh Health Legal Services’ Andrew Hynes acts for NHS trusts and local health boards.

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