At Watkins & Gunn, we ensure our outstanding legal solutions are delivered clearly, by qualified experts you can trust (and approachable people who genuinely care), with clarity on costs and in a time and manner that suits you.
We are closely watched by our clients, our legal peers, innovation leaders and business professionals across the country as we win client care and service innovation awards, given to us for making accessing, paying for and understanding expert legal advice just that little bit easier.
As well as offering you brilliant lawyers (that’s a given) from our offices across South Wales (in Cardiff, Pontypool and Newport) as well as our new London office, we also pride ourselves in being approachable, determined, compassionate, fun, strong, realistic, charitable and unafraid to do things differently if it helps our clients.
The fact that we win awards for doing this is the cherry on the cake for us but it’s only important if it helps our clients feel reassured that our awards and accolades are given by those who truly recognise service excellence and making our clients’ lives easier.
Of course we are incredibly proud to win the respect of high ranking legal professionals through awards and national rankings that that celebrate legal excellence. However, you can be sure that we first aim to help you – to deliver access to justice and to be more helpful and valuable to clients today and tomorrow – not simply to win awards!
Our latest awards & accolades include:
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LAW SOCIETY ACCREDITATIONThe Law Society’s independently assessed accreditations have very strict requirements and we hold the following:- |
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LEXCEL
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ASSOCIATION OF PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS (APIL)
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WALES LEGAL AWARDS WINNERSWe were the winners of the Family Law Team of the Year 2019 and Private Client Team of the Year 2019 and most recently the Public Law team of the Year 2020.
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RESOLUTION ACCREDITED SPECIALISTSResolution Specialists are members who have chosen to test their skills and expertise through a rigorous assessment of their knowledge, abilities and way that they work with you and other people. Resolution Specialists will deal with what you need to sort out in a way that limits or prevents conflict and distress and helps you move forward, confident that you have reached an outcome that works for you and your family. We are the first firm in South Wales to have a Resolution Specialist in both high and low value financial settlements.
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COLLABORATIVE LAWUnder the collaborative process, each person appoints their own collaboratively trained lawyer and you and your respective lawyers all meet together to work things out face to face. Both of you will have your lawyer by your side throughout the process and so you will have their support and legal advice as you go. Sophie Hughes, Partner and Head of the Family Team is a collaboratively trained lawyer.
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LEGAL 500We are recommended in the Legal 500 as a top tier firm. It is an annually updated independent guide to the best Solicitors and Barristers in England and Wales and recognition within it is much sought after within the profession.
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CHAMBERS & PARTNERS
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We have been certified as a Great Place to Work UK, recognising our commitment to support our staff and to be an employer of choice.
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SOLICITORS FOR THE ELDERLYWe have an accredited member of the SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly), an independent, national organisation of lawyers, who provide specialist legal advice for older and vulnerable people, their families and carers. All SFE Full Accredited Members are specialists in the field of older client law. Not only have they gained significant experience in this field, but they have also undergone a unique qualification which focuses on additional skills to enable them to work with older and vulnerable people
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Cyber Essentials Plus
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