Under the leadership of the experienced Paul Hopkins, Geldards LLP has established a strong local reputation for its aptitude at handling complex commercial disputes, often involving multiple parties. Many of these occur within the public sector, with Jonathan Griffiths skilled at representing both claimants and defendants in judicial review proceedings. Although Michael Evans also handles some public sector work, he has carved out a niche in relation to contractual disputes within the private sector. Rhys Thompson provides vital support on large-scale public sector disputes and is also developing a caseload for private sector clients across a range of contractual litigation.
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- 'Paul Hopkins provides an excellent service.'
- 'They are creative and commercial, take great care over their cases and understand the needs of their clients.'
Key clients
- The Welsh Ministers
- Breacon Beacons National Park Authority
- Snowdonia National Park Authority
- Natural Resources Wales
- Warrington Borough Council
- Propel Finance plc
- The Mentholatum Company Limited
- SAS Fandi Emballages
- OOHPod Limited
- Celsa UK Group
- Resource Limited and related companies (including Euro Commercials (South Wales) Limited and Isoclad Limited)
- Jardine Norton Capital A Limited
Work highlights
Representing the Welsh Ministers in a multi-million pound, cross jurisdictional competition claim against Servier Laboratories.
Advising Wales Air Ambulance Charitable Trust as an Interested Party to a judicial review challenge by an individual claimant, to a decision of the NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee of recommendations relating to the reorganisation of the bases from which the Wales Air Ambulance service is based.
Represented the Welsh Ministers at the Infected Blood Inquiry.
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Practice head
Paul Hopkins
Other key lawyers
Jonathan Griffiths; Michael Evans; Rhys Thompson