History
The history of Hugh James
Gareth
Williams, Senior Partner
The firm began its life in 1960
when a distinguished Cardiff solicitor Hugh James left another city
practice to set up a small business of his own.
Hugh James was a fine lawyer, and
in particular a wonderful advocate. However, he also had an
eye for legal talent.
Over the following years he
recruited around him a band of highly gifted lawyers, many of whom
went on to become partners in the firm.
During the succeeding decades the
firm has grown both in size and in reputation. For a number of
years it had offices throughout South East Wales but, as the nature
of legal business changed, it has now concentrated its resources on
Cardiff, where it has its main office, and London, an office which
we have recently opened.
Whilst originally our reputation
was in litigation, and whilst we remain a very powerful litigation
firm, we now act for a huge range of businesses both nationally and
locally, for public sector clients and also private clients.
We pride ourselves on offering a comprehensive commercial service
to our clients.
Our business clients include the
likes of Welsh Water, the Welsh Rugby Union, Millennium Stadium,
HBOS and the Norwich Union; our public sector clients include the
Welsh Assembly and Cardiff Council; and our private clients
include 50,000 miners or their families for whom we have recovered
compensation following a test action which we brought against
British Coal which has led to the creation of the largest personal
injury scheme of its kind in the world.
From our very modest beginnings, we
are now established as the largest indigenous law firm in Wales and
have exciting plans for future growth.
