The Legal 500

Within Corporate and commercial: Cardiff and South Wales, tier 4

JCP Solicitors acted on a range of corporate transactions and investment agreements, with a focus on the healthcare sector. Practice head Michael Williams has ‘in-depth knowledge’ and commercial expertise in mining, recently advising Energybuild Group on the high-profile takeover of its parent company, Western Coal, by a Canadian corporation. Other clients include Swansea City AFC and the UK subsidiaries of a number of international manufacturers.

Within Commercial litigation , JCP Solicitors is a third tier firm,

JCP Solicitors’ Christian Edwards focuses on construction, health and safety, and regulatory issues. Clients include the management group behind the Liberty Stadium, a UAE-based company, local SMEs and national groups. The team also advised a rugby club on an IP infringement allegation.

Within Debt recovery, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

Gareth Llewellyn Williams leads the commercial lending recovery practice at JCP Solicitors, which acts for local and national businesses. It is appointed to Lloyds’ recoveries panel, and Coventry Building Society is a new client.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

JCP Solicitors’ three-partner team is led by contentious insolvency specialist Gareth Llewellyn Williams. Michael Williams advises on restructurings, and Sarah Davies handles contentious property-related matters. Recent highlights for the practice include successfully challenging security obtained by a creditor.

Within Employment: Elsewhere in Wales, JCP Solicitors is a first tier firm,

Led by the locally reputed Paul Shuttleworth, JCP Solicitors acts for public authority, national and SME clients. It advised the Welsh Music Foundation and Swansea City FC on contractual issues.

Within Health and safety , JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

JCP Solicitors is led by Christian Edwards, who is mainly instructed by employers on defence work. It advises the management company of the Liberty Stadium.

Within Clinical negligence: claimant, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

JCP Solicitors’ Keith Thomas specialises in maximum-severity cases, and also handles high-volume claims. Matthew Owen achieved a seven-figure settlement. Meinir Davies specialises in female clinical negligence matters.

Within Personal injury: claimant, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

JCP Solicitors’ Claire Goldsworthy, Lynne Morgan and Keith Thomas have specialist experience in catastrophic and maximum-severity claims. The team recently handled a number of high-value RTA and work accident settlements.

Within Professional negligence, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

‘Client focused and delivering results that exceed expectations’, JCP Solicitors’ team is led by Kevin 
O’Brien, and acts for corporates and lenders such as Standard Life Bank/Barclays and ITL Mortgages. It handled a successful appeal for a banking group to the SRA Compensation Fund.

Within Regional review,

Mid-tier firms demonstrate specialist expertise to actively compete with regional heavyweights. Darwin Gray opened a Newport office and continues to develop strengths in commercial and property litigation. Capital Law LLP is increasingly competitive in the media and IP fields. In Swansea and West Wales, Morgan LaRoche Limited, Douglas-Jones Mercer and JCP Solicitors, Harding Evans LLP and Hutchinson Thomas act for key corporate and commercial clients in the locality and beyond.

Within Agriculture and estates: South Wales, JCP Solicitors is a first tier firm,

‘Developing an excellent reputation’, JCP Solicitors’ recent work has focused on SPS (Single Payment Scheme) appeals, with a successful representation at a high-profile appeal brought by the Assembly Government. Practice head Rory Hutchings and associate Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones are ‘approachable, understand clients’ needs and will go that “extra mile” to be of assistance’.

Within Family: South and Mid Wales, JCP Solicitors is a first tier firm,

Douglas-Jones Mercer’s practice is led by Nicola Conley, who came from The Gwyn George Partnership following Beverley Webb’s departure to JCP Solicitors, and focuses on privately funded cases. Associate Richard Scott handles cohabitation disputes.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

JCP Solicitors is led by Court of Protection specialist Amanda Rees. Tax and trusts specialist Allison Kent advises business and agricultural clients, while Neil Jacobi handles contentious work. The practice hired associate Chris Shaw from Neath-based Probert & Gray Solicitors, who handles estate administration matters.

Within Commercial property: Elsewhere in Wales, JCP Solicitors is a first tier firm,

Mark Gilroy leads JCP Solicitors’ ‘proactive and commercial’ team. It acted on a £7m-plus agricultural property refinancing, and a land acquisition for a £5m commercial development.

Within Planning and environment, JCP Solicitors is a third tier firm,

JCP Solicitors focuses on agriculture, advising on common land/village greens issues, with Rory Hutchings experienced in defending environmental regulatory prosecutions.

Within Property litigation , JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

JCP Solicitors’ Rory Hutchings’ experience includes agriculture-related issues. Sarah Davies made partner in 2010 and specialises in commercial and civil property disputes. Recent work includes commercial and residential landlord/tenant cases.

Within Intellectual property , JCP Solicitors is a third tier firm,

JCP Solicitors was recently instructed in contentious trademark and copyright infringement matters.

Within IT and telecoms, JCP Solicitors is a second tier firm,

Consultant Bruce Burniston at JCP Solicitors specialises in IT advice, advising local hi-tech businesses involved in the Wales-based Technium scheme.