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9 Park Place
9-10 PARK PLACE
CARDIFF
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United Kingdom
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Gwydion Hughes
Position
Barrister handling Chancery and commercial work, insolvency, company law and banking. Also specialises in local government matters, property, landlord and tenant, planning and environmental law. In addition, focuses on probate, inheritance and trusts, professional negligence, personal injury and licensing.
Career
Called 1994, Gray’s Inn; appointed to the Welsh Assembly Commission’s panel of counsel in relation to real property and commercial work.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; Wales Commercial Law Association; Wales & Chester Circuit Specialist Court Bar Association.
Education
University College of Wales, Cardiff (LLB).
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Wales and Chester Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Gwydion Hughes – 9 Park Place ‘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.’
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.