📉 Property investments offering fixed returns and buyback options can be appealing, but they often involve complex structures that are not always fully explained.
✍️ Neil Stockdale outlines the key warning signs of a mis-sold property investment.
🔗 bit.ly/4dzdWO3
🏘️ SuDS are essential to resilient, high-quality development. Yet delivery still presents challenges.
Our latest whitepapers set out practical solutions and recommendations for policymakers, developers and housing associations. 📃
🔗 Read the findings: bit.ly/4bH6YVV
🏗️ The High Court’s decision in Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridge provides new guidance on the scope of a monitoring surveyor’s duty and the limits of recoverable loss.
✍️ Matthew Stevens, Partner and Head of Construction, looks at the case.
🔗 bit.ly/3O114Wq
🌍 Our Planet Group have been busy taking part in the Great British Spring Clean, with litter-picking sessions held in Cardiff and Manchester this week.
We’re proud to support initiatives that make a positive difference in our communities. Thank you to everyone involved! 🌟
📈 The gender pension gap in the UK remains one of the most significant long-term financial inequalities affecting women.
✍️ Jason Lloyd, Independent Financial Adviser in our IFA team, explores why this gap exists, steps to take, and an example.
🔗 bit.ly/4uNccXm
📝 What does the law in England and Wales actually prioritise when deciding parenting arrangements?
Victoria Cannon, Partner and Head of our Family Law team, explains how courts approach decisions about children and what really matters in practice.
🔗 bit.ly/4qIbPu2
🏉 Last week we welcomed guests to our Annual Rugby Lunch at The Parkgate Hotel, raising funds for our charity partner Velindre Cancer Service.
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported such an important cause. We look forward to sharing the final fundraising total soon!
🗣️ 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
