Fielding a huge team of subject-matter experts, Hugh James has the ‘strength-in-depth’ to allocate resources to niche areas of specialism, while also effectively collaborating with other key internal practice groups, including the financial deputy department, to ‘facilitate a strong cohesive presence working on behalf of the client’. Richard Green and Lucy Strong are ‘both at the top of their game’ on asbestos-related claims, with Green spearheading a UK-wide offering that also includes practitioners based in other key offices in England. A ‘first-class lawyer with exceptional judgement’, Kathryn Singh spearheads the industrial disease subgroup that has over the years successfully secured millions in compensation for factory workers and their grieving families. Many of these industrial cases have taken the form of group action litigation, where Singh receives expert assistance by James Gibson, who displays a ‘determined approach to litigation’. Able ‘to go toe-to-toe with heavy-hitting defendants/insurers’, Cari Sowden-Taylor, alongside Ciaran McCabe, heads up the national serious injury team which regularly achieves large compensation settlements for clients who have suffered life-changing brain and spinal injuries, including as a result of road traffic accidents. Simon Ellis is an expert in handling military claims and continues to regularly represent current and former military personnel in complex matters relating to hearing loss and cold injuries. Mark Harvey heads up the overarching personal injury team which also includes Sandeep Gill, recognised as ‘a star of the future’, the ‘outstanding’ Louise Gardner, and Ruth Davies, who is a key member of the military claims offering.

The ‘highly professional, approachable and caring’ team at JCP Solicitors has a ‘deservedly well respected’ reputation throughout south Wales across a wide range of personal injury claims. The team is particularly adept at handling cases of the utmost severity, where ‘clients report feeling at ease throughout what can be a challenging and emotive time’. The vastly experienced and skilled Keith Thomas heads up the catastrophic injury team and has over his many years’ in practice helped secure good results for clients, often working alongside Lynne Morgan. The ‘very client-focused’ Kirsty Meech is also skilled at handling brain trauma matters, as well as handling cases for clients who have suffered spinal injuries. Ian Rees, who is ‘respected by opponents for his ability and approach’, heads up the non-catastrophic part of the team which includes more general personal injury claims including those sustained at work, at home, and as a result of RTAs.

The ‘client-centric’ team at NewLaw Solicitors has good market flow, in part through its tie-ups with a number of major insurers, and ‘knows how to get the best outcome for clients’ as a result of the expertise of lawyers skilled at fast-track and specialist claims – many of whom provide additional insight through their former skills as defendant lawyers. The Cardiff-based team deploys an holistic service to clients, providing substantive and procedural law expertise through its lawyers, as well as emotional support as a result of collaboration with in-house welfare officers at the firm. Hilton Obery excels at handling cases of the utmost severity, including spinal injuries, suffered as a result of an RTA, at the place of employment or in a public liability setting. Cenric Clement-Evans is ‘extremely experienced and knowledgeable’ at securing compensation for clients, including healthcare professionals, who have suffered workplace damage in either single event accidents or occupational illness/disease settings. Deploying a ‘winning combination of legal skill, client care, and determination’, Kelly Bernstein is also making a name for herself in the market as a result of her skill at handling occupational and public liability matters. The team is co-headed by Nicola Edwards on the specialists claims side and for fast-track work by Karl Ford.

Led by the ‘professional, knowledgeable and friendly’ Sophie Jones from Carmarthen and also aided by a sizeable and growing team in key offices throughout south and west Wales, Red Kite Law LLP is well-equipped to handle a significant range and volume of personal injury work. Jones and the ‘outstanding’ Tenby-based Rebecca Proctor are adept at handling claims of the utmost severity and are both accredited headway brain injury specialists solicitors. The arrival in April 2024 of Phillip Gower from Novum Law further enhances the team’s capability to handle catastrophic cases by dint of his ‘huge following and immense knowledge’, particularly with regard to asbestos-related claims. The ‘tenacious’ Joe Slader provides ‘clear and robust advice’ to clients who have either been injured at work, as a result of an RTA, or in a public place.

Acting on its own well as frequently in conjunction with its Bristol office, the ‘friendly, approachable and responsive’ Cardiff-based team at Thompsons Solicitors LLP handles a range of personal injury work for claimants across Wales and the South West of England. Leveraging a team that includes lawyers of varying seniority levels, the firm adeptly manages workplace injury cases, from fast-track claims to the most severe and complex matters. Newly appointed national head of asbestos Amanda Jones has ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of the field’. Outside the industrial disease sphere, Anthony Welsh and the ‘exceptional’ Chris-Marie Niemala are very skilled at handling complex personal injuries often of the utmost severity, with Niemala working closely with Headway Wales to support their work with brain injury victims.

Howells Solicitors handles an eclectic mix of personal injury claims, ranging from relatively commoditised small value matters, through to those of the utmost severity. Team head Susan Edwards is well-versed at advising claimants who have suffered serious injuries, including brain and spinal damage, and is also adept at advising clients who have suffered psychological damage, for example, from an excessive workload or through sexual abuse sustained at work.

Since it opened its doors in May 2022, Irwin Mitchell‘s Cardiff office has quickly been able ‘to attract cases of the utmost severity and achieve optimum results for their clients’. Key to this success has been the work of team head Deborah Rose, who ‘is able to manage serious and complex injury claims with seeming ease’. Associate Rhys Dando often assists Rose on her cases, as well as regularly taking the lead on RTA matters. The arrival in January 2025 of solicitor Eleanor Phillip from DAC Beachcroft Claims Limited adds more bandwidth to the team in light of her asbestos and occupational disease expertise.

A small practice that ‘punches well above its weight’, St Asaph-based firm Mackenzie Jones Solicitors brings a ‘personal touch to high-value litigation’ for claimants seeking recourse in the aftermath of often very serious accidents, sustained at work or as a result of an RTA. The team is co-headed by Anna Mills Morgan, who ‘has impeccable judgement’, and Richard Jones, a ‘first-rate lawyer of true integrity’.

Slater and Gordon‘s Cardiff office can leverage excellent firmwide infrastructure and resources to provide a comprehensive service to claimants across a range of fast and multi-track matters. A ‘titan in Welsh personal injury work’, team head Andrew Owen regularly represents clients who have suffered serious injuries sustained in RTAs, accidents at work and in public places.

‘Always willing to go the extra mile for their clients and to fight cases’, Watkins & Gunn Limited regularly secures excellent results for clients across a range of personal injury matters. Many of these are for members of longstanding trade union clients, including Bakers Union and Community Union, which the firm excels in representing in employers’ liability cases. ‘Knowledgeable and dedicated’ team head Clive Thomas is key to this work, while Sarah McKenna, who joined in March 2024 from Slater and Gordon, is the main contact for industrial disease-related cases.

Although Dolmans is far better known for its market-leading public sector-focused defendant practice, under the guidance of Philip Bradley it also continues to develop a small but effective partner-led service on the claimant side. This work covers a wide range of personal injury matters, including serious injuries sustained at work as well as through an RTA.

Additionally known for its market-leading clinical negligence offering, under the leadership of Victoria Smithyman, Newport-based firm Harding Evans LLP handles a range of personal injury matters, including a considerable volume of RTA-related work.