DAC Beachcroft LLP
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Acting alone as well as working within a national team, DAC Beachcroft LLP‘s ’pragmatic and user-friendly’ Newport-based team has a core focus on defending claims brought against solicitors. This includes civil claims brought by former clients, as well as with regard to defending individual lawyers and law firms subject to investigations by the regulatory body, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and professional disciplinary proceedings brought before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT). ‘Calm and unflappable’ team head Clare Hughes-Williams excels at guiding clients throughout the process, from providing advice at the self-reporting phase and support during the investigation stage, through to representing clients in the event of the case being heard before the SDT. Catrin Davies joined the Bristol office of RPC in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Clare Hughes-Williams: knows when to fight hard and when to compromise. She is hugely experienced and very well respected.’
- 'Clare Hughes-Williams is a stand-out for regulatory work - she is the best of the best.’
Key clients
- AmTrust
- Aviva
Work highlights
Defending claims brought by a number of Kenyans against a firm of solicitors which acted as the lead firm in pursuing claims on behalf of approximately 43,000 individuals against the British Government for personal injury, torture and displacement during the Mau MauUprising/Kenyan Emergency in the 1950s.