Hugh James > Cardiff, Wales > Firm Profile

‘Hugh James Corporate is a diverse and experienced legal team and is rightly regarded a one of the best in the region.’

‘Gerallt Jones provides consistently high levels of service and combines a commercial view with an ability to get the job done.’

‘Gerallt Jones is a consummate professional; commercial focus and pragmatic.’

‘Aled Walters has industry experience particularly in the media and gaming sector.’

‘Gemma Davies is hard working and ambitious; very personable and relationship focussed.’

‘The team is exceptionally professional.’

‘They have been extremely proactive in dealing with the case involved and kept me very much informed and part of the team throughout.’

‘The team provides really strong commercial advice, fighting tooth and tail for their client’s interests.’

‘Richard Locke – excellent team leader, great with clients, excellent judgment, first rate lawyer.’

‘Tracey Singlehurst-Ward – fantastic lawyer, exceptionally clever, extremely tough with opponents but brilliant with clients.’

‘Tracey Singlehurst-Ward combines very strong legal ability and intelligence with an excellent strategic approach.’

‘Abigail Flanagan really fights for her clients, is hugely bright and incredibly hardworking.’

‘Dominic Marshall is quick, effective and takes a commercial viewpoint not just the least risky standpoint.’

‘An extremely dedicated partner-led team, which has built on traditional South Wales industrial disease and accident work to become one of the leading PI teams in the whole country, with particular skill in handling group claims.’

‘This practice is of national standing (England and Wales) for claimant catastrophic injury work. It is in the top division. The practice stands out because of the quality of its litigators, the size and depth of the pool of expert knowledge, its position at the cutting-edge of the legal market, the strength and depth of its resources and the way in which it is structured so as to support claimant’s and their families throughout the litigation process.’

‘This is a top-tier firm taking on the most difficult case and winning them. They have the knowledge, resources and desire to achieve the best results for their clients.’

‘Good range of talent across the seniority spectrum.’

‘Andrew Harding – highly experienced and renowned expert in Court of Protection work. One of the longest practising solicitors in this field.’

‘Mark Harvey – longstanding practitioner with a wealth of knowledge and experienced and a well deserved reputation.’

‘Stephen Webber is simply brilliant.’

‘Lucy Strong and Richard Green could not have done more to help and advise me in a difficult situation. They were patient, sensitive and understanding when asking me for the necessary information and kept me up to date with progress.’

‘It is an excellent cross-disciplinary professional negligence team. It has easy access to lawyers across different disciplines which is vital for professional negligence work.’

‘Richard Locke is an excellent team leader, great with clients and displays excellent judgement.’

‘The brilliant Tracey Singlehurst-Ward is exceptionally clever, extremely tough with opponents but brilliant with clients.’

‘Tracey Singlehurst-Ward is immensely bright; great with clients and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Abigail Flanagan – utterly committed to her cases and clients. Very bright and hardworking, always proactive in terms of advancing her clients’ interests.’

‘The firm has the best reputation for contested estates and trusts in Wales. It also has a national reputation. The team has sufficient quality and depth to be able to manage large scale litigation, but is affordable for lower value estates.’

‘The premier firm for contentious trust and probate work in Wales. Exceptional quality, strength in depth and technically very able.’

‘The team is knowledgeable about the area of law and gives sensible and commercial advice to its clients. The members of the team are approachable and user friendly in my experience. They handle difficult and emotional issues with ease.’

‘Undoubted the market leaders in Wales in contentious trusts and probate work, Hugh James are streets ahead of the competition. They have quality lawyers supported by excellent resource-management and they bring their A-Game to every case.’

‘Roman Kubiak is well known in the industry as knowledgeable, hard working and tough.’

‘Roman Kubiak is energetic and engaged, with great client-handling skills, knowledgeable and well-respected.’

‘Roman Kubiak has the ability to cross over between private client and property-related matters with ease which gives him a breadth which many solicitors do not have. He is very easy to deal with, a pleasant personality without arrogance and works well as a team with counsel and others.’

‘The first-class Matthew Evans is technically astute and also very commercially oriented.’

‘Consistently excellent, significant clients and considerable experience.’

‘A highly and deservedly reputed private client team, who back up the reputation with professionalism, empathy and a fantastic approach to their clients.’

‘The team is approachable and friendly, and put their clients at ease, guiding them through a difficult time, as many people do not have prior experience of the probate process.’

‘Matthew Evans is an excellent lawyer, who is easy to work with and always on the ball.’

‘Matthew Evans and Eleanor Evans in particular have created a level of approachability and professionalism that is second to none in the sector.’

‘Roman Kubiak is well known in the industry as knowledgeable, hard working and tough.’

‘Austin Gill was extremely helpful, efficient, resourceful and compassionate towards our family throughout the whole process.’

‘The team has an amazing commercial approach to legal issues and the annual contract governance service they offer ensures our contract documentation is up to date and reflects current legislation, commercial and legal experiences.’

‘Ioan Prydderch is highly commercial and collaborative, but knows when and how to stand firm for his clients. He has excellent strategic judgment.’

‘Iwan Jenkins is highly valued for his pragmatic, non-contentious construction contract and sector expertise.’

‘Matthew Stevens has an exceptional understanding of the law which you would expect, but what makes him to stand out, is his ability to bring his advice back to commercial pragmatic advice.’

‘Matthew Stevens is the stand out star for me. On the outside he’s smooth and articulate but behind that facade is a shrewd mind that is constantly calculating the best options for his client. He is well respected in the South Wales market.’

‘Pauline Roberts was amazing from day 1 she took me through every step of whatever was asked of me. I was a total novice, Pauline painstakingly explained legal wording, procedures, and possible outcomes. She did all this with ease and gave me confidence when I got overwhelmed by it all at times. I have nothing but admiration for this lovely lady.’

‘Aidan Lloyd has been my solicitor throughout the claims process. He has been approachable, knowledgeable and sensible throughout . Helping to guide me through unfamiliar territory whilst keeping the information clear and easy to understand. He gave me confidence in knowing who way to proceed and we achieved a more than acceptable end point.’

‘Major claimant players in the product liability field. Well resourced and structured team. Decades of experience within the team means that they are unafraid to take on the most challenging cases. Extremely skillful in driving group litigation forwards.’

‘Mark Harvey – Something of a legend in the product liability world. Runs enormous pieces of group litigation with aplomb. Excellent strategist. Drives major corporate defendants and their insurers into settling claims; achieves great results across the board. Bravely takes on technically complex and challenging cases and obtains fantastic results. A genuine pleasure to work with.’

‘Pauline Roberts – Vastly experienced in product liability and clinical negligence. Great at digging up data that defendants would rather was not found! Clients love her and she knows how to really engage with them and reassure them during all the ‘tricky’ points in a case.’

‘They are an exemplar of how to manage a complex and difficult criminal case. The first class level they offer to their clients sets them out from the rest.’

‘Justin Davies has many years of experience in criminal law. This shows. He is an excellent criminal solicitor. He knows his area inside out. He has an excellent manner with clients. He is an astute tactician when it comes to the nuances and complexities of the criminal law. He is also a highly effective higher court advocate.’

‘The knowledge of the team and their attention to detail is very good and their client care is excellent in keeping us informed and delivering advice and documentation within the timescales promised.’

‘The professional team provides an incredibly high calibre of advice.’

‘I value their pragmatic approach, which is realistic in our world, rather than being completely risk averse.’

‘Louise Price is extremely knowledgeable and always provides prompt responses which are clear and not full of legal jargon.’

‘Christine Bradbury’s depth of knowledge, attention to detail and accessibility were very important in supporting us through what could otherwise have been a very difficult matter.’

‘We have been impressed with the service and credibility of advice provided by Rhiannon Dale and Eleanor Bamber, and also their understanding and empathy.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable in the area of health and safety law. They provide a first-class service to their customers.’

‘Justin Davies is an excellent solicitor and higher court advocate. He has a very good knowledge of regulatory law. Gets on well with clients and opponents and has an effective advocacy style in court. An all round class performer.’

‘The pensions team is still in development, but offers excellent vale for money. It is particularly strong in relation to pensions matters in the public sector.’

‘A very knowledgeable team who have been able to provide us with in-depth advice on some quite complicated pension issues relating to local government pensions schemes, contractual requirements around these and the implications for our business arising from TUPE Service Provision Transfers.’

‘The approachable and knowledgeable team is exceptional at making a complex subject understandable.’

‘Louise Price – very bright and client-focused. Particularly good in relation to public sector pensions matters and TUPE issues.’

‘The lawyers in the team are determined and provide excellent advice.’

‘Alex Pay has strong commercial know-how.’

‘The whole team work together in a very tight unit.’

‘Knowledgeable, professional and friendly. Always available to discuss a claim and provide any ad-hoc advice.’

‘Hugh James provides excellent service standards and levels, with faultless adherence to service levels, billings and accuracy of reporting, as well as high levels of knowledge and advice.’

‘Leon Lloyd is first rate. A real details man, but good with clients too.’

‘Leon Lloyd is one of the leaders in his field in Cardiff and beyond. Clear in his advice founded on many years of experience. He spots the factual and legal issues immediately and has a keen commercial eye to place his advice in context.’

‘Leon Lloyd is excellent at summarising and condensing complex cases into easy to understand decisions, and maintains excellent standards of record keeping and file management.’

‘The team’s strength continues to be the accessibility of key senior staff when needed and a straightforward no-jargon approach to communication.’

‘They have a significant depth of knowledge in the sector and often produce great results.’

‘Mathew Evans is technically astute and commercially oriented.’

‘Roman Kubiak is pragmatic and responsive.’

‘The practice has a family law department that is focused on achieving the best possible outcome for the clients that it represents.’

‘They have an innate ability to empathise with the situation in which the clients finds themselves, thereby instilling confidence in the client and putting them at ease.’

‘An amazingly strong team in both children and finances. Clients should have every confidence in this family team which offers a top class service equivalent to Magic Circle firms but for a fraction of the price. They are a real force to be reckoned with.’

‘It has at its disposal a family law department with highly skilled and experienced lawyers, who are able to unpick complex legal disputes and to present a case in a straightforward but extremely effective fashion.’

‘This is a close knit family law department within a very large commercial law practice. The great aspect of that is the access the team has to in-house specialist financial and tax advice, commercial lawyers, probate, trusts and also Court of Protection expertise, within the larger Hugh James brand.’

‘Adrienne Donneky works tirelessly for good outcomes for clients, and gives them very good value for money, in my opinion.’

‘Adrienne Donneky is super bright, wonderfully approachable, gives sound and sensible advice and is superbly organised.’

‘Belinda Moseley – superb children lawyer. Deals brilliantly with the most complex of cases, getting them on the right track from the outset. Very personable and clients love her.’

‘They are very easy to deal with and provide clear and concise advice.’

‘We particularly appreciated James Hastings’ patience in addition to the clear and concise advice in what has been a long winded matter and also the ability to ask James any random questions and obtain a quick response.’

‘The responsive team provides clear and concise advice.’

‘Hugh James offers huge expertise in its intellectual property practice. Having worked with the team within the complex area of international broadcast IP I knew that I was always in safe hands. Expert insights, robust contracting and complementary experience across the team have helped us grow our presence within the international market.’

‘Tracey Singlehurst-Ward is a pleasure to deal with. On the front foot with advice, what to and what not to do. Affable and great zoom manner. Clear on costs and concise with advice.’

‘Aled Walters brings a wealth of experience to lead the team. Always delivering a deep understanding of the business.’ 

‘Andrew Harding and Kate Coles provide a wealth of expertise and experience. I’ve recently worked with Charlotte Fletcher and Joy Davies, both have an excellent understanding of the clients’ needs and respond quickly to queries’.

‘The team genuinely cares about the vulnerable people who they are engaged to support. Often their clients have suffered massive injury, trauma or abuse and they take a personal interest in their ongoing welfare. Ruth James – such a down to earth and kind lawyer who has the right personality to support the vulnerable clients she is safeguarding’.

‘Strong expertise and a consistent track record of being involved in very complex and high value deputyship arrangements. Hugh James (due to its size and specialisms) also offers the ability to bring in other teams to resolve matters out-with the scope of deputyship arrangements’.

‘Kate Coles is amazing she fully explains everything to me without me feeling dim. She answers emails quickly and if needed will phone with the answers’.

‘Two people who stand out for us are Kate Coles and Charlotte Fletcher. Both are very qualified and engaged in dealing with our son’s needs. All queries are dealt with promptly if possible or they will investigate and revert very quickly. They both show empathy towards our son and always acts in his best interest’.

‘Andrew Harding has been an excellent advocate for our daughter providing well balanced information and guidance which has been easy for us to both understand and implement’.

‘The team is our go to in Wales for deputyship matters. We have an excellent relationship with the solicitors there and know that if our clients’ funds are managed by them, they are in safe hands’.

‘I’ve had the pleasure of working with Laura Metcalfe. She has been easily contactable and great to work with collaboratively in relation to a case we have. She has been proactive and incredibly helpful throughout’.

‘A great firm to work with. They are very knowledgable in spinal injuries.’

‘While I have been going through my case I have felt that Lesley Herbertson has always explained all the information very well and has always made me feel as though we were going through it together and I am grateful for that.’

‘The professionalism and the doggedness with which Lesley Herhertson and her team handled our claim were exemplary, employing an avalanche of their experience to make sure our claim succeeded.’

‘Helen Dolan is outstanding, her knowledge of the law and ability to pick up on the smallest detail in conversation is how all solicitors should aim to practice, she is very caring and you feel that you are able to discuss anything with her.’

‘I would describe the practice as efficient, effective and focused, but in a person-centred rather than a bureaucratic way.’

‘Gill Edwards is a highly skilled and knowledgeable practitioner. Her friendly and supportive manner creates a strong bond with clients, and her experience in the field gives confidence to individuals and families who aren’t experienced in this world.’

‘Lesley Herbertson is very experienced and extremely knowledgeable. She takes an informed and realistic approach to all of her cases and offers cogent and sound advice. Clients, experts and counsel like and respect her.’

‘Gill Edwards is hugely experienced, very personable and willing to fight for a client.’

‘Very commercial team, with great industry knowledge and targeted advice.’

‘Aled Walters is extremely responsive and provided exactly the right commercial high-level advice we were looking for. He focused on the key issues, allowing us to turn around a complex agreement with minimal time and changes to ensure that the deal was not lost and gave us a sufficient level of protection. He quickly understood our specific needs in the circumstances.’

‘Quick response, focus and attention to detail, no matter what the subject matter.’

‘Available at short notice and it is the attention to detail and our particular issues that makes you feel valued.’

‘This is an excellent team and very knowledgeable in asbestos-related disease claims. Very approachable for clients – prompt and efficient service.’

‘The child abuse team are exceptional. They take on very difficult cases with outstanding results.’

‘Nia Wyn-Evans is an excellent lawyer, she is very good on litigation strategy and is completely trusted by her clients.’

‘The firm has a stellar asbestos team. They have expertise in abundance, a willingness to take on difficult cases and the know-how and resources to take on the biggest cases.’

‘Mary Mulhall is extremely talented, passionate and dedicated.’

‘Alan Collins has been involved in some of the most significant cases in this area and knows how to win cases.’

‘The team leads the way in personal injury claims brought on behalf of injured members of HM Armed Forces against the Ministry of Defence. They have carved out a leading position in the market through their excellent, well-resourced, and innovative military department which is capable of handling very large numbers of claims. Despite handling a large volume of claims, one of their real strengths is their commitment to client care and getting the details right in each case. There is also a culture that prioritises the building of strong relationships with their clients.’

‘A highly able team with vast experience representing claimants who have suffered sexual abuse.’

‘Hugh James are a niche player in this sector with a small but very experienced team who punch above their weight.’

‘I would recommend Katherine Allen who is a long-standing player in this sector and who is experienced and has great client care skills.’

‘Mark Harvey runs an excellent group of lawyers running complex inter-jurisdictional cases’

‘Rebecca Gilmore is a really safe pair of hands; very knowledgeable about travel law, and with sound instincts for the strengths and weaknesses of a case, and a good track record of negotiating good outcomes for her clients.’

‘Katherine Allen is the standout, always. Her team, especially Rebecca Gilmour, are devoted to her. She is extremely knowledgeable and sensible, with excellent judgement.’

‘They take on the most complex cases without fear and are prepared to battle to see them through, often taking on large multi-nationals who try to give them the run around, but fail.’

‘The team is very experienced in travel law and completely reliable. They know the work inside out and provide a great service to clients.’

‘I worked with solicitor Fran Moore on my case and was very happy with the service provided. Fran was well informed regarding the professionals and agencies available to work with in support of the case.’

‘A team at the top of their game. Simply exceptional.’

‘Ruth Powell was supportive, caring, knowledgeable and exceptionally professional. Ruth helped us navigate a difficult process, was accessible when we needed her and delivered a result beyond our expectations. I cannot speak highly enough of her.’

‘The team is extremely experienced and knowledgeable. Their dedication to the work is second to none but, perhaps most importantly of all, they are supportive of their clients. Rarely have I come across a firm of solicitors that place their clients’ best interests so much to the forefront.’

‘Lynda Reynolds is extremely knowledgeable and dedicated to her work, fierce in her pursuit of her clients’ claims but also very personable and sympathetic. Fran Moore is kind, considerate, compassionate and intelligent, combined with an unwavering dedication to the work.’

‘Hugh James have put together a strong team of individuals over recent years. They are the leading team for inquests and have used this as a vehicle to increase their work and profile in this area, along with some key recruits at partner level.’

‘Lynda Reynolds is a force to be reckoned with in the area of inquests. Fran Moore is growing her reputation in this area. Ivan Moody is a has a long history of obtaining excellent results for his clients. Mala Patel and Sophie Jones are ones to watch in the London team over the next few years.’

‘This is a very good team. Ruth Powell is excellent.’

‘The team has a wealth of experience in this field.’

‘Graeme Chisholm has been undertaking asbestos claims for many years and has a complete understanding of how these cases need to be prepared to ensure success.’

‘The major strength, from a healthcare professional point of view, is that the team care about each individual they represent, and at a time when you are diagnosed with a life limiting illness, that is an essential quality that is not always evident in other legal firms. As a team, they are very supportive of each other, patients, relatives, support groups and nurses and can easily collaborate on cases.’

‘Andrew Walker is a very caring individual, with the best interests of all patients with mesothelioma at heart. He will engage with all members of the support group offering support and understanding, whether his firm represents them or not and regularly receives praise.’