The Welsh Law Awards is delighted to announce the winners of the 2023 Welsh Law Awards.
The Welsh Law Awards were held at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff on Wednesday 10th May 2023 and hosted by one of Welsh Television and Radio’s most popular presenters – Sara Edwards.
The Welsh Law Awards are “The” legal event of the year and celebrates the very best of the Welsh law community.
The Welsh Law Awards winners are as follows:
- Solicitor of the Year: Ceri Boland – First Line Family Law
- Family Law Services of the Year: Hutchinson Thomas Solicitors
- Residential Conveyancing Law Services of the Year: JCP Solicitors
- Commercial Law Services of the Year: Howells Solicitors
- Employment Law Services of the Year: Berry Smith Lawyers
- Paralegal of the Year: Rebecca Tyrell – Dezrezlegal Limited
- Personal Injury Law Services of the Year: JCP Solicitors
- Pro Bono Law Services of the Year: Emma Selfridge – Emma Selfridge Lawyer
- South Wales Law Awards Champion 2023: JCP Solicitors
Founder of the Welsh Law Awards – Wesley Skene said, “2023’s Welsh Law Awards has been a year like no other. The standard of nominees and winners has surpassed anything we have seen before. What makes the evening so special is the opportunity to meet the people and the organisations that work tirelessly each day to support and change Wales for the better.”
The Winner of the “Wendy Hopkins Contribution to Welsh Society” was Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton. Dr Cohen-Hatton is one of Wales’s most iconic and inspirational figures. After overcoming incredible adversity in her early life, Dr Cohen-Hatton is now the Chief Fire Officer in West Sussex and one of the most senior female firefighters in the UK. Dr Cohen-Hatton is an Honorary Fellow at Cardiff University and the Open University. Authoring two books: “The Heat of the Moment”, a book which explores how we make decisions under pressure; and “The Gender Bias” which looks at barriers that hold women back and how to break them. Dr Cohen-Hatton personifies everything that Wendy fought for.
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. £650 was raised on the night.
The awards would like to take the time to thank its tremendous sponsors – Flotek Group, Conveyancing Data Services, Swansea Building Society, and Wales247.
With 2023 completed we now eagerly move on with plans for 2024’s awards. With such a successful evening, 2024 has a huge challenge to be even more spectacular.
