Impact Lawyers Ltd has been named Welsh Law Awards Champion 2026 after the eighth annual Welsh Law Awards ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff on Friday 2 October.
The awards recognise Welsh law firms and legal professionals. Broadcaster Sara Edwards hosted the ceremony. Independent judges again used a Silver Award Winner category alongside the winners.
The Welsh Law Awards Champion 2026 Silver went to Natasha Bunclark of RDP Law.
Impact Lawyers Ltd also won Employment Law Services of the Year, with Darwin Gray taking Silver.
The full list of winners and Silver Award Winners is:
- 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; Joint Silver: Nicole Thomas – Dezrez Legal Ltd and 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; Joint Silver: Howells and 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; Joint Silver: Caitlyn Bennett – RDP Law and 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, said: “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 thanked sponsors University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea Building Society, Hoowla, tm Group and DNA Legal.
