Welsh Law Awards 2024 – The Winners Are

Welsh Law Awards 2024 – The Winners Are

The Welsh Law Awards is delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Welsh Law Awards.

The elite of the Welsh legal community gathered on Thursday 17th October at the Hilton Hotel – Cardiff for the 5th Welsh Law Awards.

The Welsh Law Awards are Wales’s most successful and prestigious awards. It celebrates the achievements and contribution the Welsh legal community makes to Welsh society, and its economy.

The winners are as follows:

  • Commercial Law Services of the Year: Gomer Williams & Co Ltd
  • Family Law Services of the Year: Wendy Hopkins Family Law
  • Residential & Conveyancing Law Services of the Year: JCP Solicitors
  • Solicitor of the Year (1-4 Years): Daniel Ellis Taylor – Blake Morgan LLP
  • Solicitor of the Year (5+ Years): Ryan Owen – RJM Solicitors
  • Paralegal of the Year: Alex Low – Grant Stephens Family Law
  • Legal PA of the Year: Sharon Jervis – Eversheds Sutherland LLP
  • South Wales Law Awards Champion 2024: Daniel Ellis Taylor – Blake Morgan LLP

Founder of the Welsh Law Awards – Wesley Skene said, “2024’s awards was the most successful yet, with a standard and volume of applications that surpassed anything in our 5 year history. Our independent judging panel found it incredibly difficult to choose the winners.”

The awards would like to take the time to thank its tremendous sponsors – Flotek Group, Conveyancing Data Services, Swansea Building Society, One Stop Searches and TSR Legal Recruitment.  We would also like to say a special thank you to our independent judging panel:

  • Bronwen Williams JP MStJ – Academic Director Law Criminology and Policing at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David
  • Jay Ball – CEO – Flotek Group
  • Richard Miles – Swansea Building Society – Head of Savings / Area Manager (East) who spent a considerable time deliberating on the winning nominees.

The independent judging panel spent many hours deliberating and found the process incredibly tough, with every nominee a true inspiration.

The evening was also an opportunity to raise funds for Dreams and Wishes. A charity that does such great work and is dedicated to helping seriously ill children by making their dreams and wishes come true. £510 was raised on the night.

Welsh Law Awards 2024 – The Nominees Are

Welsh Law Awards 2024 – The Nominees Are

The Welsh Law Awards is delighted to announce the nominees for the 2024 Welsh Law Awards Awards. In the 5 years since the launch of the awards, there has been a yearly increase in the standard and volume of applications.

However, 2024 has been a year that is simply extraordinary. It’s clear that despite all of the economic challenges, Wales is a country and an economy that is beyond resilient.

The Nominees are as follows:

Commercial Law Services of the Year

    • GS Verde Law
    • Gomer Williams & Co Ltd
    • Hek Jones Solicitors

Family Law Services of the Year

    • JCP Solicitors
    • Grant Stephenson Family Law
    • First Line Family Law
    • Gomer Williams & Co Ltd
    • Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice

Residential Conveyancing Law Services of the Year

    • inCase Ltd
    • RJM Solicitors
    • Stephens Wilmot Solicitors
    • VM Law
    • Hek Jones Solicitors
    • JCP Solicitors

Solicitor of the Year (1-4 Years)

    • Samantha Williams – HCB Widdows Mason Ltd
    • Daniel Ellis Taylor – Blake Morgan
    • Bethan Tapper – Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice

Solicitor of the Year (+5 Years)

    • Andrew Barrowclough – HCB Widows Mason Ltd
    • Simon Adshead – Stephens Wilmot Solicitors
    • Grant Stephens – Grant Stephens Family Law
    • Ryan Owen – RJM Solicitors
    • Alexandra Jenkins – Hek Jones Solicitors

Paralegal of the Year

    • Daniel Hobden – HCB Widows Mason Ltd
    • Aimee Wright – Stephens Wilmot Solicitors
    • Alex Low – Grant Stephens Family Law

Legal PA of the Year

    • Sharon Jervis – Eversheds Sutherland LLP
    • Laurie Briggs – VM Law
    • Anne-Marie Adams – Robertsons Solicitors
    • Aimee Wright – Stephens Wilmot Solicitors
    • Angella Mattesa – Eversheds Sutherland LLP
    • Sarah Griffin – First Line Family Law

Private Client Law Services of the Year

    • RJM Solicitors
    • Stephens Wilmot Solicitors
    • VM Law

The Welsh Law Awards would like to thank all those who have applied and those that have been nominated.

 

Welsh Law Awards 2023 – The Nominees Are

Welsh Law Awards 2023 – The Nominees Are

The Welsh Law Awards is delighted to announce the nominees for the 2023 Welsh Law Awards. The number and standard of applications have been incredible, making the short-listing process very difficult and competitive.

The nominees are as follows:

Commercial Law Services of the Year

  • Howells Solicitors
  • Berry Smith Lawyers
  • Tennant IP Limited

Residential Conveyancing Law Services of the Year

  • Dezrezlegal Limited
  • Howells Solicitors
  • inCase Ltd
  • JCP Solicitors
  • Robertsons Solicitors

Employment Law Services of the Year

  • Howells Solicitors
  • Berry Smith Lawyers

Family Law Services of the Year

  • Hutchinson Thomas Solicitors
  • First Line Family Law
  • Robertsons Solicitors
  • RLE Law

Paralegal of the Year

  • Rebecca Tyrrell – Dezrezlegal Limited
  • Beverly Cook – RLE Law
  • Shani Newberry – Dezrezlegal Limited

Personal Injury Law Services of the Year

  • Howells Solicitors
  • JCP Solicitors

Pro Bono Law Services of the Year

  • Emma Selfridge – Emma Selfridge Lawyer
  • Richard Garner – Davies and Davies Solicitors
  • Sarah Dodd – Tree Law

 

Solicitor of the Year

  • Ceri Boland – First Line Family Law
  • Dan Dowen – Berry Smith Lawyers
  • Richard Davies – First Line Family Law
  • Sarah Dodd – Tree Law

 

The Wendy Hopkins Contribution to Welsh Society – TBA!!

 

The Welsh Law Awards would like to congratulate all those that have been nominated and thank everyone who took the time and effort to apply. We are very much looking forward to celebrating with the winners and nominees alike May 10th at the Hilton Hotel, on what will once again be Wales’s leading law awards ceremony.

Wesley Skene

Welsh Law Awards

South Wales Law Awards to Become the Welsh Law Awards

South Wales Law Awards to Become the Welsh Law Awards

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce that it is to become the Welsh Law Awards with immediate effect.

Launched in 2019, the South Wales Law Awards has quickly developed into Wales’s leading law awards. As a result of its huge success, the South Wales Law Awards now becomes the Welsh Law Awards.

Welsh Law Awards founder Wesley Skene said, “The South Wales Law Awards is incredibly proud of the success and trust that the Welsh legal community has placed in us. Moving forwards, the Welsh Law Awards will continue champion and represent one of the most important sectors of the economy and parts of society. The place the legal community holds in our lives cannot be understated. It’s an incredible honour to highlight the people and law practices that make Wales what it is.”

The Welsh Law Awards are being held Friday 5th May 2023 at the iconic Hilton Hotel in Cardiff. Sara Edwards, one of television and radio’s most popular presenters is set to return for hosting duties. Nominations for the 2023 Welsh Law Awards will open shortly.

The Welsh Law Awards has a truly outstanding track to live up to. However, plans are in place to make the 2023 Welsh Law Awards, the event of the year!

 

South Wales Law Awards 2021 – The Winners Are

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 South Wales Law Awards.

The South Wales Law Awards were held at the iconic Hilton Hotel in Cardiff on Friday 6th May 2022 and hosted by one of Welsh Television and Radio’s most popular presenters – Sara Edwards.

After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic the South Wales Law Awards returned in style with a black-tie gala awards ceremony, that celebrated the best of the South Wales Law community.

The South Wales Law Awards winners are as follows:

Solicitor of the Year: Mark Hobbs – Howells Solicitors

Family Law Services of the Year: Robertsons Solicitors

Residential Conveyancing Law Services of the Year: Howells Solicitors

Commercial Law Services of the Year: GS Verde Law

COVID Response: Harrison Clark Rickerbys – Cardiff

Employment Law Services of the Year: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Legal & Risk Services – Employment Team

Paralegal of the Year: Terri Kirk – Howells Solicitors

New Practice of the Year: Harrison Clark Rickerbys – Cardiff

Personal Injury Law Services of the Year: Amanda Jones – Thompsons Solicitors

South Wales Law Awards Champion 2021: Harrison Clark Rickerbys – Cardiff

Founder of the South Wales Law Awards – Wesley Skene said, “After an incredibly difficult two years, it was great to see once again all those who have excelled in the most incredibly trying of times. It’s humbling to hear the stories of how the legal community has continued to defend and represent our communities in near impossible conditions to operate. Wales should be truly proud of its legal sector.

The Winner of the inaugural “Wendy Hopkins Contribution to Welsh Law and Society was Ruth Dodsworth.” Wesley Skene said “This award has been renamed in memory of the great and much missed Wendy Hopkins. Wendy dedicated her career to helping those in need and speaking up for those who couldn’t. Ruth has been a true inspiration. She has faced and overcome some incredibly challenging and difficult times yet has become a voice for those in desperate need and has helped people understand that they aren’t alone. It was a privilege to meet and award a true hero.”

The evening was also an opportunity to raise funds for Dreams and Wishes. A charity that does such great work and is dedicated to helping seriously ill children by making their dreams and wishes come true. £2,000 was raised on the night.

The awards would like to take the time to thank its tremendous sponsors – TSR Legal Recruitment, Conveyancing Data Services, Swansea Building Society, Penguin and Wales247.

With 2021 completed we now eagerly move on with plans for 2022’s awards. With such a successful evening, 2022 has huge challenge to be even more spectacular.

South Wales LAW Awards – The Judges Are!

The Judges Are!

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce the judging panel for the 2021 South Wales Law Awards.

The South Wales Law Awards has assembled the leading law and commercial experts to form the “Independent Judging Panel”. They include:

Holly Evans – Solicitor & Academic Subject Manager for Law at USW

Hannah Menard – Director of the Legal Advice Clinic – USW

Karen Jones   – Director of TSR Legal Recruitment

Richard Miles – Swansea Building Society – Head of Savings / Area Manager (East)

Oliver Pughe – Financial Planner – Penguin

Holly Evans – Solicitor & Academic Subject Manager for Law at USW is excited to be part of these awards to celebrate the success of our legal talent in South Wales.  This has been a challenging year, but the legal sector has continued to provide an excellent service.  Given my role at USW, the students see the nominees as role models and aspire to one day have such successful legal careers.

Karen Jones, Director at TSR Legal Recruitment, said: “I’m delighted that we are once again supporting the South Wales Law Awards. The legal community in Wales has been a shining light in the last few years. The Welsh legal sector will be one of the key economic and social drivers as we move forward post COVID.

Richard Miles – Swansea Building Society – Head of Savings / Area Manager (East) said: Swansea Building Society is incredibly proud to be a part of the South Wales Law Awards. As an organisation we see every day the outstanding work and service the legal sector provides to Wales. We are very much looking forward to seeing everyone at the gala awards dinner in September.

Oliver Pughe – Financial Planner – Penguin said: It is wonderful to be a part of the South Wales Law Awards. At Penguin, we focus on protecting and growing our clients’ assets day in day out. We are in many respects kindred spirits with the legal community. After the challenges of 2020, we can’t wait for the awards ceremony in September.

Wesley Skene – Founder of the South Wales Law Awards said, 2020 has been one of the most challenging and difficult years we have ever faced. The legal community has persevered to deliver a world class service in spite of this. It is only right that we have assembled the best and most talented independent judging panel for the awards.”

The South Wales Law Awards gala dinner will be held on Friday 24th September at the Hilton Hotel – Cardiff. Tickets are available at www.southwaleslawawards.co.uk

South Wales Law Awards 2021 – New Date Announced

South Wales Law Awards – New Date Announced

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce Friday 24th September 2021 at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, for the second annual South Wales Law Awards.

After the enormous success of the inaugural South Wales Law Awards in 2019, the 2020 awards were on course to be an even bigger and better occasion. However, despite the successful rollout of the vaccine and infections decreasing, it’s still not possible or safe to hold the awards.

Sara Edwards, one of Welsh Television and Radio’s most popular presenters, will once again present the awards, at the iconic Hilton Hotel.

Wesley Skene – South Wales Law Awards Founder said, 2019 was the legal event of the social calendar. The Pandemic required us to delay the 2020 awards ceremony, and the ongoing crisis has again caused a further rescheduling. The 2021 applications process was incredibly successful, and we have broken all records for applications. In 2020, it seems as if every awards ceremony was held online. After nearly a year of rolling lockdowns this way of life is no longer acceptable. We hear of the “New Normal” being spoken of time and time again. The only “New Normal” we should accept is the return to the “Old Normal”. As such, we will postpone the awards until a time that we can all be together and enjoy the success of a hugely important community. The South Wales Law Awards this September will be a fantastic occasion and one that I’m sure we’re all looking forward to.

 

South Wales Law Awards 2021 – The Nominees Are!

The South Wales Law Awards is delighted to announce the nominees for the 2021 South Wales Law Awards. The volume and standard of applications are incredible, making the short-listing process very difficult and competitive. 2020 has been the most difficult of years. However, it’s tremendous to see the legal community thriving.

The nominees are as follows:

Solicitor of the Year

  • Amanda Jones – Thompsons Solicitors
  • Mark Hobbs – Howells Solicitors
  • Hannah Magee – Robertsons Solicitors

Family Law Services of the Year

  • Hopkins Law
  • Robertsons Solicitors
  • Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice

Residential Conveyancing Law Services of the Year

  • NewBold Solicitors
  • Hopkins Law
  • JCP Solicitors
  • Howells Solicitors

Commercial Law Services of the Year

  • Bater Law
  • Greenaway Scott

COVID Response

  • Bater Law
  • Hopkins Law
  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Legal & Risk Services – Employment Team
  • Harrison Clark Rickerbys – Cardiff
  • JCP Solicitors

 Employment Law Services of the Year

  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Legal & Risk Services – Employment Team
  • Howells Solicitors

Paralegal of the Year

  • Bethan Richards – NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Legal & Risk Services – Employment Team
  • Cherrie Powell – JCP Solicitors – Lifetime Planning
  • Terri Kirk – Howells Solicitors

 New Practice of the Year

  • Harrison Clark Rickerbys – Cardiff
  • Wade & Wade LLP
  • Hopkins Law – Chepstow

Personal Injury Law Services of the Year

  • Howells Solicitors
  • Amanda Jones – Thompsons Solicitors
  • Lisa Gunner – Thompsons Solicitors
  • NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership (NWSSP) Legal & Risk Services – Clinical Negligence Team

The Wendy Hopkins Contribution to Law  – TBA!!!!

The South Wales Law Awards would like to congratulate all those that have been nominated and thank everyone who took the time and effort to apply.

Wesley Skene

South Wales Law Awards

 

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