Led by Ioan Prydderch, the ‘very experienced’ team at Hugh James provides ’efficient and effective’ advice to contractors, developers and employers across a range of construction, energy and infrastructure projects throughout Wales and the UK. Iwan Jenkins has a notable reputation for handling non-contentious matters, including energy and transport sector work. He is also adept at handling social housing-related construction matters, as is Matthew Stevens, who is active in transactions and a skilled litigator, acting for housing associations with regard to costs recovery stemming from defective cladding.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'They have a very experienced team, which also assists when dealing with complex issues where specific expertise is required.'
  • 'They provide pragmatic and cost-effective solutions.'
  • 'Matthew Stevens and Iwan Jenkins provide sound and pragmatic advice.'

Key clients

  • Pobl
  • Welsh Government
  • Platform Housing Association
  • WRU
  • Brackley Investments Limited
  • Welsh Power
  • Cardiff City Council
  • Great Point Studios
  • ROCKWOOL
  • Celsa

Work highlights

Provided construction advice to the Welsh Rugby Union in relation to the design and construction of a new sky walk and zipline tourist attraction at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
Advising Welsh Power on a number of multi-million pound energy projects in relation to the delivery of the Pathfinder 2 and Pathfinder 3 programme by Welsh Power for the National Grid.
Advising the Celsa Group on its negotiations with the main contractor joint ventures in connection with the HS2 and Hinkley Power Station projects.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Iwan Jenkins
Matthew Stevens

Practice head

Ioan Prydderch

Other key lawyers

Iwan Jenkins; Matthew Stevens; Alun Tobias; Rebecca Scrafton