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5 March 2025 | Firm News | Article by Ioan Prydderch

Penodwyd Hugh James i gytundeb fframwaith pedair blynedd i ddarparu gwasanaeth cyfreithiol o’r safon uchaf i Gomisiynydd y Gymraeg


Yn dilyn proses tendro cystadleuol, rydym ni wedi cael ein penodi i banel o gwmnïau cyfreithiol gyda’r nod o roi cyngor cyfreithiol i Gomisiynydd y Gymraeg.

Drwy gydol y cytundeb fframwaith pedair blynedd, sy’n dechrau ar 1af Ebrill 2025, bydd galw i ni roi cyngor ar Fesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011 a Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg.  Byddant hefyd yn darparu cynrychiolaeth mewn achosion o flaen Tribiwnlys y Gymraeg ac yn cynghori ar gyfraith cyflogaeth a llywodraethu, ymhlith arbenigeddau eraill.

Dywedodd Efa Gruffudd Jones, Comisiynydd y Gymraeg:

“Mae natur ein gwaith, yn enwedig fel rheoleiddiwr, yn golygu ei bod yn ofynnol i ni sicrhau cyngor cyfreithiol cadarn, ac yn aml, gyngor arbenigol yng nghyd-destun yr iaith Gymraeg. O ganlyniad rhaid i ni fod yn hyderus yn y cwmnïau fydd yn darparu’r gwasanaeth pwysig hwn ar ein cyfer. Mae cwmni Hugh James wedi profi fod ganddynt dealltwriaeth o’n hamryw feysydd gwaith ac yn llawn ymwybodol o’n nodau fel sefydliad lle mae’r Gymraeg yn flaenllaw. Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at gydweithio dros y blynyddoedd nesaf.”

Fel corff a sefydlwyd gan Fesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011, bydd Comisiynydd y Gymraeg yn rhoi hwb pellach i ein practis sector cyhoeddus hir-sefydlog, trwy rydyn ni’n cynghori dros 50 o gleientiaid, gan gynnwys Llywodraeth Cymru, awdurdodau lleol, sefydliadau addysg, darparwyr gwasanaethau brys, a chyrff a noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru fel Trafnidiaeth Cymru, Banc Datblygu Cymru a Chyfoeth Naturiol Cymru.

Wrth wneud sylw ar y penodiad, dywedodd Ioan Prydderch, Pennaeth ein adran Fusnes:

“Rydym wrth ein bodd ein bod wedi cael ein penodi i gynghori Comisiynydd y Gymraeg. Fel cwmni cyfreithiol mwyaf Cymru, a busnes Cymreig balch, mae gennym gyfrifoldeb i hybu, defnyddio a thyfu’r Gymraeg. Er bod y cwmni bellach wedi tyfu i fwy na 700 o bobl yn gweithredu o bum swyddfa ledled Cymru a Lloegr, rydym yn parhau i fod yn falch o’n gwreiddiau Cymreig ac yn falch o weithio gyda sefydliad sydd â’r nod o hybu a hwyluso’r defnydd o’r Gymraeg.”


Hugh James appointed to a four-year framework agreement to provide first class legal service to the Welsh Language Commissioner

Following a competitive tender process, we have been appointed to a panel of legal companies with the aim of providing legal advice to the Welsh Language commissioner.

Throughout the four-year framework agreement, commencing on 1st April 2025, we will be called upon to provide advice relating to the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 and Welsh Language Act. They will also provide representation in proceedings before the Welsh Language Tribunal and advise on employment law and governance, among other specialisms.

Efa Gruffudd Jones, Welsh Language Commissioner, said:

“The nature of our work, particularly as a regulator, means that we are required to ensure sound legal, and often expert, advice in the context of the Welsh language. As a result, we must be confident in the companies that will provide this important service for us. Hugh James have demonstrated that they have an understanding of our various areas of work and are fully aware of our aims as an organisation where the Welsh language is a priority. I look forward to working together over the next few years.”

As a body established by the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011, the Welsh Language Commissioner will further bolster our large and long-established public sector practice, through which it advises over 50 public sector clients including Welsh Government, local authorities, education institutions, providers of blue light services, and Welsh Government-sponsored bodies such as Transport for Wales, Development Bank of Wales and Natural Resources Wales.

Commenting on the appointment, Ioan Prydderch, Head of our Business Division, said:

“We are delighted to have been appointed to advise the Welsh Language Commissioner. As Wales’ largest law firm, and a proud Welsh business, we have a responsibility to promote, use and grow the Welsh language. Although the firm has now grown to more than 700 people operating from five offices across Wales and England, we remain proud of our Welsh roots and are pleased to be working with an organisation whose purpose is to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh Language.”

Author bio

Ioan Prydderch

Partner

Ioan is head of the firm’s business services division, which comprises all of the teams which provide transactional, contractual, advisory and dispute resolution advice to businesses and organisations. Ioan is also Head of our Construction, Energy and Projects team and has spent almost 20 years advising clients on non-contentious and contentious construction matters. He has extensive experience in the construction and engineering sector and has acted in a number of high value and complicated disputes.

Ioan’s role involves advising the firm’s key clients on some of the most significant construction projects and disputes in Wales and the wider UK.

Disclaimer: The information on the Hugh James website is for general information only and reflects the position at the date of publication. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be treated as such. If you would like to ensure the commentary reflects current legislation, case law or best practice, please contact the blog author.

 

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