🗣️ This morning, we welcomed senior leaders and trustees from across the charity and not for profit sector for a breakfast discussion focused on financial resilience and income diversification. ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us. ✨

🙌 We are proud to be supporting Wales Week / London again this year! 🔗 Explore the full list of events and get involved here: bit.ly/3WbKVOW ✨ Look forward to catching up with everyone later this month! ✨

📝 The Welsh Government’s announcement of additional business rates relief for the hospitality sector is an important intervention for businesses facing cost pressures. ✍️ Gerallt Jones, Partner, looks at the what this means and why it matters. 🔗 bit.ly/4coxp34

🏢 The Welsh Government has published new regulations marking the next major step in building safety reform in Wales. ✍️ Matthew Stevens, Partner, explains what the changes mean in practice and how the Welsh approach compares with England. 🔗 bit.ly/4kaNCLr

✍️ Applications for our Summer Placement Scheme are now open and will close at the end of January. We know the application process can feel competitive, so our recruitment team has shared their top tips to help you make your application stand out. 🔗 bit.ly/4qGroDG

🎓 Ready to discover a career in law? We’re pleased to invite you to our upcoming open days over the next couple of months. 📍 Cardiff Office 📆 5 November 2025 🕙 10:30 – 12:30 📍 London Office 📆 3 December 2025 🕙 10:00 – 12:00 🔗 Sign up here: bit.ly/4nrGFp9

Drones are now a staple of TV production, offering everything from sweeping landscapes to dynamic crowd shots. ✍️ Ilan Wyn Jones, Associate in our Media & Entertainment team, explains the regulations, what to consider and the steps to stay compliant. 🔗 bit.ly/4nOSO8E

🏘️ Our Housing Week offers a series of webinars, events, videos and blogs exploring the key challenges and opportunities shaping the housing sector. From 10 to 14 November, join us as we shine a spotlight on the future of housing. 🔗 bit.ly/471sP51

🖥️ We are pleased to announce that Rupert Poole, our Chief Technology Officer, has been included in the AI 100 UK List 2025, curated by Digital Leaders. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/3KgYYzA

The new Black Maternity Experiences Report shows Black women in the UK are: 🔹 2.27x more likely to die during or after pregnancy 🔹 Still facing discrimination and unsafe care Adele Wilde looks at the impact this has. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4pDlbbb

🏅 The UK Supreme Court recently delivered a unanimous judgment in Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc ([2025] UKSC 25). ✍️ Tracey Singlehurst-Ward explores the judgment, what has changed, and what can be learnt. 🔗 bit.ly/480SX3X

🏗️ Join us later this month for our next ‘Construction law update’ webinar. 📆 Date: 23 September 2025 🕙 Time: 09:30 – 10:30 💰 Cost: Free 📍 Location: Zoom (online) Sign up here 🔗 www.hughjames.com/events/const...

⚽ We are delighted to have advised OffPitch Sports International Limited, a new sports start-up, on securing its first round of investment funding. 🔗 Read more here: www.hughjames.com/blog/offpitc...

🙌 We are proud to welcome 21 new trainee solicitors to our Cardiff HQ. They will be based across our Cardiff, London and Manchester offices, ✨ We can’t wait to see the skills they develop and the impact they’ll have on the future of the firm. Welcome aboard! ✨

✨ We’re delighted to share that our Family Law team has been shortlisted as Finalists for the LexisNexis Family Law Awards 2025, Family Law Team of the Year (Regional). 👏 Congratulations to all the other finalists! 👏

⚽ While club takeovers often make headlines, some of the most exciting opportunities in UK sport are emerging beyond the pitch. ✍️ Mark Loosemore, Partner and Head of Sport, highlights the adjacent markets attracting strategic and financial capital. 🔗https://bit.ly/4fXpJ83

🏘️ Natural Resources Wales has issued interim advice following updated assessments of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas. Alex Madden explores the new legal obligations on Local Planning Authorities and what this means. 🔗 bit.ly/4lTlFH7

⛵ We were delighted once again to host a fantastic day at Cowes Week, welcoming guests from across the charity and legal sectors to enjoy the world-famous regatta. ✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us. We look forward to welcoming you again next year. ✨

📝 What is a deathbed gift? ✍️ Emily Welch, Solicitor in our London-based Private Wealth Disputes team, examines deathbed gifts through the lens of a recent case. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/46PhZCx

🏏 We’re proud to have advised Glamorgan County Cricket Club on its acquisition of a 50% stake in Welsh Fire. This investment marks a major evolution in the tournament, as the England and Wales Cricket Board welcomes a new wave of team partners. 🔗 bit.ly/4fkbVEb

✍️ Eleanor Evans, Head of Trusts and Estates Administration, outlines the key takeaways from the recently published a policy paper and draft Finance Bill legislation and explains what these changes could mean ahead of their introduction in April 2027. 🔗 bit.ly/4og04et

How can you protect your will from being challenged? ✍️ Roman Kubiak TEP, Partner and Head of our Private Wealth Disputes team, shares practical advice on how you can protect your will and reduce the risk of disputes. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4mqlpQx

Predatory marriage involves someone exploiting a vulnerable person for personal or financial gain through marriage. ✍️ Emily Thurgood, Solicitor in our Private Wealth Disputes team, explores the risks and what you can do. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4kSywZw

🏉 With the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour well underway, the headlines have not been confined to just the rugby pitch. James Harris from Dispute Resolution team, looks at the cross-border disputes between the British Lions and Rugby Australia. 🔗 bit.ly/4lD7W84

✍️ Our team contributed to the 4th Edition of the APIL Clinical Negligence book. This prestigious publication provides a comprehensive guide to running a clinical negligence claim. It also includes a chapter about managing compensation awards via the Court of Protection.

🏘️ We’re proud to have been appointed by Hedyn to provide specialist legal services in Housing Management, Anti-Social Behaviour, and Disrepair Claims. Our dedicated team will support Hedyn’s commitment to building connected communities across Wales. 🔗 bit.ly/3GLksDb

🚗 In January 2022, significant updates were introduced to the Highway Code. ✍️ Louise Gardner, Senior Associate in the Serious Injuries Team, reflects on these updates and seeks to understand whether public awareness of the changes has increased. 🔗 bit.ly/45VwSmd

We’re proud to announce that Pauline Roberts, Senior Associate in our Specialist Claims team, has been appointed Vice President of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). ✨ Congratulations Pauline! ✨

🏦 We are proud to have advised Metro Bank PLC on a £30 million working capital facility to Keltbray Group. The transaction was led by Dominic Marshall, Partner in our Banking and Finance team, supported by Solicitors Olivia Evans and Bradley Walker. 🔗 bit.ly/44Aci8w

🔵 We proudly support Action Mesothelioma Day. 🔵 Earlier this week, our Asbestos Litigation team completed their own Blue Light Walk. ✍️ To mark the day, Richard Green, Head of our Asbestos Litigation team, spoke to a client who has been affected. 🔗 bit.ly/3I9lU2J

🚉 We were pleased to host a Transport Roundtable alongside Chambers Wales South East, South West and Mid yesterday. ✨ Thank you to everyone who came along and shared their insights! ✨

🎊 A huge congratulations to our colleagues who took part in Long Course Weekend Wales over the weekend! 🏃 We're so proud of everyone who swam, ran and cycled, especially in the heat. 🎖️ Well done to everyone! 🎖️

🎉 Celebrating 65 Years! 🎉 As part of the celebrations, we have launched a special heritage video series that spotlights the people and culture that have shaped our journey. This week, we are focusing on our culture. 🔗 Find out more: youtu.be/X9TSeuLWKz4

🎓 Earlier this month, we welcomed our Summer Placement students to our Cardiff office. We've had over 20 years of success running the scheme. It offers a taste of life here and is an excellent route to gaining a training contract with us. 🔗 bit.ly/3SofOhT

🙌 We're proud to share that Victoria Cannon, Partner and Head of our Family Law team, has been recognised in the 2025 Spear’s Family Law Index. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4nCHFs3

🎉 We are celebrating 65 years this month! 🎉 Marking our transformation from a high street practice in South Wales to a leading full-service UK firm with over 700 employees across Cardiff, London, Manchester, and the South Coast. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/40jn6Xe

🏳️‍🌈 Together in Pride 🏳️‍⚧️ What an incredible weekend celebrating the LGTBQIA+ community in Wales with Pride Cymru! We would like to extend a massive thank you to everyone involved in making the event a fantastic success, as well as to everyone from NatWest who joined us!

🏘️ Earlier this month, we hosted senior voices from housing, energy, finance & legal to tackle a key challenge: scalable decarbonisation in UK housing. Partner Caroline O’Flaherty shares insights, practical solutions and what’s next. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4jV0jZ2

🛣️ Proud to host the 'Road to Geneva' event yesterday. A morning of energy, purpose and powerful voices across law, sport, tech & more. 👏 Thanks to Bernie Davies for her leadership. Next stop: the UN Summit, where Partner Gwen Morgan-Evans will represent us.

🏅 We are pleased to have renewed our partnership with the Welsh Sports Association as their Legal Support Services Partner, ensuring that their members can continue to take advantage of expert legal services. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/4l1RSfg

🚴 Two weeks to go until Long Course Weekend Wales! 🏃 As proud sponsors of LCW Wales, we’re thrilled to have 11 colleagues taking part in the various events over the weekend. Good luck to our colleagues who are training for the event. We’re cheering you on all the way! 🌟

👏 Yesterday, we hosted University of Florida students for an open day at our Cardiff office as part of their study abroad programme. Trainee solicitor Tori Keyte led the day, with insights from Partner Gwen Morgan-Evans and Trainee Solicitors Jessica Adams and Rhys Phillips.

🗣️ A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at yesterday’s Neurological Trauma & Rehabilitation Conference. From acute care to long-term rehab, we explored the full recovery journey for people living with serious injuries with insight from leading experts.

🏗️ Do you need Professional Indemnity Insurance? In Ep.1 of our Legal Essentials for the Construction Sector series, Partner Jamie Swan explains: 🔹 What PII covers 🔹 Who needs it 🔹 How it protects your business 🔗 Watch the full series: bit.ly/45OnIb0 #law #legal #construction #PII

📊 1 in 4 adults in England & Wales have experienced domestic abuse, according to new ONS figures. ✍️ Victoria Cannon, Partner & Head of Family Law, shares her reflections and how we can better support survivors. 🔗 bit.ly/4dQMJUR #ONS #Family #Law

🗣️ Thank you to everyone who attended our Employment Law Conference yesterday. ✨ Thanks again to our speakers, panellists and guests for making it such an engaging and thought-provoking day. ✨ #HR #Employment #Law

📝 Recently, the Law Commission issued a report with proposals for modernising the law relating to wills in England and Wales. ✍️ Eleanor Evans, Partner, examines the proposed changes, their aims, and how these changes may affect you in the future. 🔗 bit.ly/3HGcxaf

🏘️ Today, we hosted a roundtable bringing together experts from across the housing, energy, finance, and legal sectors. ✨ Thank you to all contributors, particularly United Welsh, Edenstone Group, and Octopus Energy, for sharing their valuable insights and experiences. ✨

🏘️ Just one year on from appointing Alex Madden as Partner and Head of Planning and Environmental, we're proud to celebrate a key milestone in the growth of our planning practice. 🔗 Learn more about the team: bit.ly/45DDl50