Welsh Law Awards 2026 – The Winners Are
On Friday 2nd October the elite of the Welsh legal community gathered for the 8th annual Welsh Law Awards. The WLA’s celebrate the very best of Welsh law firms and legal professionals.
The ceremony took place at Cardiff’s iconic Hilton Hotel and was hosted by one of Wales’s best-known broadcasters, Sara Edwards. Faced with an exceptionally strong field, the independent judges found the process incredibly challenging and once again introduced a “Silver Award Winner” to recognise the outstanding talent and achievements of the finalists.
The winners are as follows:
Commercial Law Services of the Year
- Winner – JCP Solicitors
- Silver – Harding Evans Solicitors
Conveyancer of the Year
- Winner – Natasha Bunclark – RDP Law
- Silver – Karen Gaywood – KG Conveyancing Ltd
Educational Law Services of the Year
- Winner – HCB Widows Mason
- Silver – Robertsons Solicitors
Employment Law Services of the Year
- Winner – Impact Lawyers Ltd
- Silver – Darwin Gray
Family Law Services of the Year
- Winner – First Line Family Law
- Silver – Hopkins Law
Office Manager
- Winner – Lisa Bradley – Price & Kelway
- Silver – Gemma Jones – RJM Solicitors
Paralegal of the Year
- Winner – Mikaeli Thomas – First Line Family Law
- Silver (Joint Silver) – Nicole Thomas – Dezrez Legal Ltd
- Silver (Joint Silver) – Chloe Howells – Alun Jones Family Law
Private Client Law Services of the Year
- Winner – Howells
- Silver – Darwin Gray
Residential Conveyancing Law Services of the Year
- Winner – David W Harris & Co Solicitors
- Silver – (Joint Silver) – Howells
- Silver – (Joint Silver) – Hopkins Law
Solicitor of the Year (+5 PQE)
- Winner – Rhys Palmer – Robertsons Solicitors
- Silver – Emma Hughes McEwan – Red Kite Law Ltd
Solicitor of the Year (1-4 PQE)
- Winner – Yasmin Dakher – Dudden Law Solicitors
- Silver – (Joint Silver) – Caitlyn Bennett – RDP Law
- Silver – (Joint Silver) – Aleksandra Szubka-Davies – Ungoed Thomas & King Solicitors
Trainee Solicitor of the Year
- Winner – Caitlyn Owens – RJM Solicitors
- Silver – James Horton – Price & Kelway Solicitors
Welsh Law Awards Champion 2026
- Winner – Impact Lawyers Ltd
- Silver – Natasha Bunclark – RDP Law
Victoria Hall, Co-founder, Impact Lawyers Commented, “We’re honoured and delighted that Impact Lawyers has been named Champion law firm at the Welsh Law Awards 2026. For a firm less than two years old and growing quickly, this is a great acknowledgement of our commitment to providing legal and business services differently, collaboratively, commercially and with the human in mind. Collaboration, integrity, innovation and Impact are our key values, and this is a testament to the hard work all our team have displayed in our journey so far. Thank you.”
WLA founder Wesley Skene said, “The Welsh Law Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement for the legal profession in Wales. Few honours carry greater distinction than being named a Welsh Law Awards winner. The calibre of this year’s finalists and winners confirms that Wales is a powerhouse of legal talent within the UK—talent that shapes our lives, strengthens our communities and makes a lasting contribution to our nation. Each year, we are proud to shine a spotlight on the exceptional law firms and legal professionals whose work does so much for Wales.”
The Welsh Law Awards would also like to thank our tremendous sponsors, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea Building Society, Hoowla, tm Group and DNA Legal.