J A Hughes, Barry’s oldest and largest firm of Solicitors in the Vale of Glamorgan have taken over Crossroads Solicitors in Beulah Road, Rhiwbina and will be offering a full legal service to the residents of Cardiff.

Congratulations on your new branch launch. Why did you choose Rhiwbina?
We felt that it was time to introduce our brand of legal help to the people of North Cardiff. J A Hughes aims to offer a wide range of legal services with specialist advice from each of our departments whilst still providing a dedicated and personal service to our clients.

Who will be working at the new branch and what services will be on offer?
Neil Ashton, former principal of Crossroads, will remain ‘in residence’ with his secretarial team, dealing with residential conveyancing. Commercial Property transactions and Company and Commercial matters, including employment law will be dealt with by me. Wills Probate and Tax Planning services and Elderly Client services will be provided by my partner Duncan Kennedy and his team. Matrimonial and Family matters will be dealt with by my partner Sandra Horwood and her assistants. Personal Injury matters will be dealt with by two of my partners, Stephen Price and Tracy Ellis. Last but by no means least Crime, Licensing and Child Care matters will be dealt with by partner Tim Hackett and his team.

We understand that you will be opening on Saturday mornings, what is the thinking behind this?
People lead increasingly pressurised lifestyles, often it is impossible for them to visit their solicitor in normal office hours. Opening on Saturdays from 10am to 1pm goes some way to addressing that issue and enables those clients who would otherwise find it difficult to do so to have a personal face to face relationship with their legal adviser.

Please tell us more about the free legal clinic which you prvide every Thursday. Who can come along and what topics will be covered?
From 4pm to 7pm each Thursday, one partner and one other fee earner from the firm will be in attendance to provide the free legal clinic. Everyone is welcome and we will cover all areas of legal work undertaken by the firm so the topics covered are many and varied.



Jeremy Davies (main picture)
Jeremy qualified in 1986 and became a partner in the Penarth firm of Godfrey Evans and Co in 1988. In 1999 Godfrey Evans and Co merged with J A Hughes. Over the years he has built a vast specialist knowledge in property and Commercial Law. Jeremy heads our Commercial and Conveyancing Departments. He is a panel member of the Law Society’s Lawyers for Your Business and has a range of expertise in all areas of commercial law.

J A Hughes 89 Beulah Road, Rhiwbina, CardiffCF14 6LW 029 2061 9700 solicitors@jahughes.com www.jahughes.com

Stephen Price Stephen qualified in 1976 and became a partner in 1978. He undertakes a wide cross-section of personal injury work. He is a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel and a member of the Headway Panel of solicitors specialising in serious head injury cases.

Duncan Kennedy Duncan qualified in 1986 becoming a partner in 1992. He heads the Probate Wills & Trusts Department. Duncan is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and Solicitors for the Elderly and the Law Society Probate Section and is on The Court of Protection’s panel of Deputies.

Tim Hackett Tim qualified in 1989 and became a partner in 1992. Tim is an expert in the areas of Criminal Law, Licensing Law & Child Care. He holds Higher Rights of Audience in both civil and criminal jurisdictions. Tim holds membership of the Law Society Childrens Panel and of the Court and Duty Solicitor Schemes.

Sandra Horwood Sandra qualified in 1987 becoming a partner in 1992. Sandra heads the Family and Matrimonial Department, specialising in all areas of family work including divorce, financial matters, and issues involving children. She specialises in acting for high net worth individuals.

Tracy Ellis Tracy is the newest of the partners and specialises in personal injury and civil litigation work. Tracy is a member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel and has attained Litigator status with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

Neil Ashton Neil is the former principal of Crossroads solicitors. Neil was originally called to the Bar in 1974 and became a solicitor in 1990. As a Consultant with J A Hughes he specialises in conveyancing and wills.