Whilst we do not like to think about it, the number of those living with Dementia and Alzheimer’s is on the increase. Also, owing to a more advanced health service, we are more likely to survive an illness such as a stroke or heart attack. Both of...
May is Stroke Awareness month and keeping active is one of the NHS’s recommendations for Stroke prevention. With the summer in sight, warm days and light nights are a good time to think about getting active and increasing our exercise regimes, even by...
More than 150,000 strokes happen in Britain every year – that is one every five minutes. Nick O’Neill, an Associate Solicitor from the Injury Services team at JCP Solicitors, explains why the firm is helping to raise awareness about the...
JCP Solicitors is pleased to appoint Beverley Bowen, a leading light in its Lifetime Planning team, as a Director and Head of the Swansea based team. The promotion is one of four across the business, unfolding to support JCP’s continued expansion....
In simple terms, a protected conversation provides a degree of protection for discussions about possible termination of employment. The protection only extends to claims for unfair dismissal and not to other types of claim, such as automatic unfair...
The legal definition of redundancy covers situations where a business either closes a business altogether, closes a Workplace (closure of one of several sites, or relocation to a new site) or has a diminished requirement for employees to do work of a...
A workplace investigation is an investigation a process undertaken with the view of establishing the facts of an unclear situation. They are typically used in relation to disciplinary matters or grievances. Tip 1 It is important to train any...
Currently, vaccination is not mandatory in the UK apart from those who work in registered care homes in England. If you are in a non-mandatory sector and are considering asking staff about vaccination status, these are our tops tips. Tip 1 We recommend...
Hybrid Working is a form of flexible working where working time is split between remote working away from the workplace (at home or some other remote location) and time spent in the workplace. Tip 1 If you can embrace it as an employer in your industry...
JCP Solicitors is pleased to appoint Rebecca Bennett, a leading light in its Medical Negligence team, as a Director. The promotion is one of four across the business, unfolding to support JCP’s continued expansion. Rebecca is a key member of...
JCP Solicitors is pleased to appoint Joanna Fenoulhet, a leading light in its Cowbridge Lifetime Planning team, as a Director. The promotion is one of four across the business, unfolding to support JCP’s continued expansion. Joanna is now a senior...
JCP Solicitors is pleased to appoint Sean Boucher, from its Carmarthen office, as a Director and Head of the West Wales Lifetime Planning team. The promotion is one of four across the business, unfolding to support JCP’s continued expansion. A...
An expert in catastrophic injury has become a business owner at one of South Wales’ best-known law firms, JCP Solicitors. Mei Li specialises in acting for children and adults who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Recognised as one of the Next...
Welsh law firm, JCP Solicitors, has appointed four new Directors to its leadership team to support the firm’s continued expansion. From 1st April 2022, Joanna Fenoulhet , Sean Boucher and Beverley Bowen will take on roles as Directors in ...
JCP Solicitors, one of the best known law firms in South Wales, is proud to have been awarded the NFU Tim Sell Legal Panel Excellence Award 2021. JCP, which has an office in Carmarthen, is one of only two law firms in Wales hand-picked by the leading...
A red weather warning for parts of Wales has been announced from early tomorrow, Friday 18 February 2022. Employers must make quick decisions as they have a duty of care to support their employees and minimise risk. Employers may wish to consider: Can...
European sportswear manufacturer, Macron SpA is fully embedded as the official apparel partner of World Rugby, after announcing a deal that will see the Italian brand supply performance wear for the Emirates Match Officials for international tournaments...
We are delighted to let you know that JCP’s Marketing Director, Amy Seppman, will become Deputy President of Swansea Bay Business Club from January 2022. This is a role she will hold for two years before becoming Club President in 2024-2026. Amy has...
JCP Solicitors is pleased to welcome a new Director to work across its Rural and Property Litigation Teams, reinforcing the firm’s very strong specialisms in these areas. Rhys Evans joins the practice to head up the teams in the South East offices....
Homeless charity Llamau was given a bumper gift of £1138 thanks to JCP Solicitors’ sponsorship of the Merthyr Mawr Christmas Pudding Race. Race entrants were able to choose to donate to charity instead of collecting their Christmas...
As we emerge from a global pandemic and things start to get back to normal, you might not be thinking about the impact on charities anymore. However, a report in the charity sector in 2020 found that 98% of charities were ‘somewhat’ or...
After the runaway success of the 2021 JCP Swansea Half Marathon, the event’s headline partner, JCP Solicitors, has pledged its continued sponsorship for next year’s race. The law firm’s backing for the 8th time running...
There were moments of anticipation, excitement, and joy at this year’s JCP Swansea Half Marathon event. Runners took to the city’s streets to participate in the seventh edition of the race, which is traditionally held in June. They braved the...
Swansea will see the return of the much-anticipated race of the year next Sunday as runners will adorn the city’s streets to take part in the JCP Swansea Half Marathon . The event’s seventh edition is being held at 8am on ...
JCP Solicitors has committed to seven key promotions from within its ranks, despite the challenges of the past year. JCP, which is one of the largest law firms in Wales, is continuing to focus upon carefully managed growth in line with its long-established...
The sight of people wilting under fans and going about their daily lives in shorts and sandals is a rarity in Britain – we are more used to being buffeted by the wind and rain during our daily commute. But as temperatures soar, we are facing some less...
The Government has now announced (on Wednesday 16 June 2021) that it will be taking further action to introduce yet another extension to the protections from forfeiture for non-payment of rent. The Government’s announcement confirms that the...
Swansea & District Law Society’s newest President has chosen the YMCA and Langland Bay Lifeguard Club as the charities that will be supported during his tenure. Chris Davies, Director and Head of Healthcare for JCP Solicitors, was elected...
It has been widely reported that the Chancellor delivered his budget for 2021 to Parliament on 3rd March 2021. Whilst the issue of Inheritance Tax was not covered in great depth, the Chancellor has confirmed that the current thresholds for Inheritance Tax...
European sportswear manufacturer Macron has netted a seven-year partnership with The Welsh Rugby Union, with JCP Solicitors advising its long-term client, Macron, on the deal. Under the terms of the signing, Macron becomes...
During lockdown, it is likely that most of us became used to very little traffic on the roads, walking and cycling, whilst listening to the sound of the birds. Since the lockdown has eased and things have started to return to some sort...
One of Wales' leading law firms, JCP Solicitors, today announced the promotion of two Directors to Business Owners. Head of the Lifetime Planning Disputes Team, Richard Howells and Marketing Director, Amy Seppman , join 12 other Business Owners...
JCP Solicitors has been shortlisted in two categories of this year’s Wales Legal Awards – Private Client Team of the Year and Innovation in Response to COVID-19. These prestigious awards pressed ahead in spite of the recent upheaval faced by the...
Welsh law firm, JCP Solicitors has appointed two new Directors, both of which have been instrumental in ensuring the business continues to offer an efficient, uninterrupted service throughout the lockdown period. Chris Q Davies is a lawyer who has been...
Whilst no one likes to think about these situations, there may come a time when you lack the mental capacity to make decisions for yourself. This could come about as a result of an accident or a medical condition for example dementia. Lasting Powers...
At an uncertain time for most of us, many of us will be concerned about the health and well-being of our children. Many parents who are no longer parenting together will be worried about how to deal with the current coronavirus outbreak and how this...
Please note this article was published at 9.30am on Tuesday 24th March and is subject to change as further information is provided. Businesses across the UK will have been heartened by the Chancellor’s announcement of a Coronavirus Job...
The news that Businesses in Wales and across the UK will be able to tap into some much-needed support in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak will be welcomed by many of our business clients. The temporary Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme,...
We would like to reassure our business and private clients that it is business as usual at JCP Solicitors and all our offices remain open during normal working hours. We are keeping regularly updated on the situation and preparing for all eventualities. We...
We are very pleased that Mei Li and Matthew Owen have joined Keith Thomas, all from our Injury Services Team , to be listed in the Headway Head Injury Solicitors’ Directory 2020, in recognition of their expertise in the area of brain injury. The...
We are very proud to see our Carmarthen team being spotlighted in the latest edition of the law sector bible – The Legal 500. Among a roster of accolades for a broad spread of JCP’s practice areas in the Legal 500 2020 edition, our...
It isn’t every day that you are invited to have a cuppa with a rugby legend, but people throughout South and West Wales who are experiencing feelings of loneliness can meet up with Dafydd James at a friendly coffee morning, to help them tackle...
JCP Solicitors has further strengthened its respected West Wales Property team, by appointing a new Head of Residential Property to work alongside recently appointed Head of Commercial Property for the area, both of whom will work out of JCP offices in...
PracticeEvolve , a comprehensive legal practice management solution for the mid-tier market, is pleased to announce that JCP Solicitors, which employs around 215 staff in nine offices across South Wales, has joined its growing list of UK clients. In a...
The annual and renowned Merthyr Mawr Christmas Pudding Run saw hundreds gather in Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, on Sunday 8 December , raising £2,235 for local charities, £835 of which has gone directly to the Welsh homeless charity, Llamau . ...
Popular BBC broadcaster, Roy Noble, shared insights into his on-air career when he was guest speaker at the December Pembrokeshire Four Seasons Business Lunch. Business men and women from across the region gathered at St Bride’s Hotel & Spa in...
Swansea and District Law Society at their annual dinner raised money for the RNLI. The Society’s Immediate Past President, Brin Hurford and the Vice President, Chris Davies, Director at JCP Solicitors, were given a guided tour of the Mumbles Lifeboat...
Two popular Carmarthen sports clubs now have access to life-saving defibrillator equipment thanks to a year of charity fundraising by JCP Solicitors, which is based in the town. A new public access defibrillator, donated to the Carmarthen & District...
JCP Solicitors has again been recognised as a Leading UK law firm, having been recommended in the latest edition of the law sector bible – The Legal 500. Among a roster of accolades in the Legal 500’s 2020 edition, JCP has been named a...
Business people from across Pembrokeshire welcomed the former international footballer, political and current affairs commentator and academic, Laura McAllister CBE, as guest speaker at the recent Pembrokeshire Four Seasons Business Lunch, in Haverfordwest. ...
We are pleased to announce that Sophie Thomas, JCP’s Head of Recoveries and Professional Liability, has been made an Associate Member of Nara, the Association of Property & Fixed Charge Receivers, in recognition of her expertise in the important...
JCP Solicitors has signed up to the first national campaign in Wales designed to end the stigma around mental health issues, by giving its support to Hafal as its Charity of the Year. JCP recently signed the Time to Change Wales pledge, a campaign being...
Residents throughout nine Welsh towns and cities now have extra peace of mind, thanks to the installation of life-saving defibrillators by Welsh law firm, JCP Solicitors. Having pledged its support to Welsh Hearts as its Charity of the Year during 2018/19,...
Having enjoyed much success over the years with its apprenticeship scheme, JCP Solicitors has launched its own Learning and Development Academy, to nurture and grow the best talent for the business. JCP has one position left within the Academy, with...
Seven Welsh towns and cities now have lifesaving equipment installed thanks to a campaign by JCP Solicitors, with St Davids being the latest recipient. Having pledged its support to Welsh Hearts as its Charity of the Year in 208/2019, JCP Solicitors has...
JCP has, once again, been recognised as a legal practice which meets the highest standards of management and customer care by the Law Society’s practice management standards body, Lexcel. Assessors have praised the way JCP has successfully...
Having pledged its support to Welsh Hearts as its Charity of the Year, JCP Solicitors has installed a public access defibrillator in Cowbridge town centre. The lifesaving equipment has been installed outside the JCP office, which is located at The Pavilion,...
There was no waffle when the Managing Director of one of the region’s best loved food brands, Tregoes Waffles , gave an uplifting talk at the Pembrokeshire Four Seasons Business Lunch, in Narberth, last week. Kees Huysm ans, who is at the helm of...
Legendary Welsh entertainer, Max Boyce, may be searching for something to rhyme with ‘bowled a googly’, since he’s due to keep the crowds entertained at Gowerton Cricket Club’s big summer fundraiser. The comic song specialist and...
JCP Solicitors’ Conveyancing team is enjoying a successful season, having been shortlisted for another prestigious award – at the national Eclipse Proclaim Modern Law Conveyancing Awards 2019. The news comes hot-on-the-heels of the JCP team...
As the main sponsor of the JCP Swansea Half Marathon, it is with deep sadness that we heard of the tragic death of one of the participants at this year’s event on Sunday, June 23. This is a terrible tragedy and everyone here at JCP would like to...
Two legal teams at Welsh law firm JCP Solicitors are celebrating after scooping a trio of award wins in quick succession. JCP Solicitors’ Residential Property team won Conveyancing Team of the Year at the Wales Legal Awards, while the law firm’s...
Two teams from JCP Solicitors have been shortlisted for two prestigious law awards. The Residential Property Team and the Family Team have both been shortlisted in the Wales Legal Awards 2019, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in Cardiff...
Having pledged its support to Welsh Hearts as its Charity of the Year, Welsh law firm JCP Solicitors has installed a public access defibrillator in Caerphilly town centre. The lifesaving equipment has been installed outside the JCP office, in Tŷ...
Having pledged its support to Welsh Hearts as its Charity of the Year, Welsh law firm, JCP Solicitors has installed a defibrillator in Fishguard town centre. Councillor Pat Davies, received the lifesaving equipment on behalf of the town, last week. JCP...
Welsh law firm JCP Solicitors has made two key appointments from within its ranks, to continue to manage ongoing growth as turnover hits 10 million at the business. Chris Shaw , Director and Head of Lifetime Planning, is now a business owner at the firm,...
The Diocese of St Davids has welcomed a new Diocesan Registrar to the fold, who is a key figure within the local business and legal community. Arwel Davies , who is Director in Lifetime Planning at JCP Solicitors’ St Davids and Fishguard office, will...
Having pledged its support to Welsh Hearts as its Charity of the Year, JCP Solicitors, has installed its first public access defibrillator in Haverfordwest, via the life-saving charity. JCP Solicitors’ Staff Community Group chose Welsh Hearts as its...
Growing numbers of people in Britain are transgender, and the legalities around the treatment of transgender people are increasingly being addressed in the legal sphere. Transitioning is a complex undertaking, physically, emotionally, and practically, and...
The popular former BBC Wales Today broadcaster, Jamie Owen, returned to his beloved Pembrokeshire as guest speaker at the Four Seasons Christmas Business Lunch at St Bride's Spa Hotel on Thursday, November 22. The long-term news anchor and regular...
Alice Dearden Cobbett , an Associate Solicitor with JCP’s Rural Practice Team, talks about the importance, for farmers, of making sure they get the groundwork right when entering into partnerships. My cousin and I are going into business...
It’s no secret that, in the UK, cycling is in the middle of a boom, with over 2.7 million adults throughout the country taking to their bikes at least once a week. Unfortunately however, as cycling has increased in popularity, so too has the number of...
Recent Court of Appeal decisions have shed some light upon two issues of interest in relation to professional negligence claims against solicitors - a solicitor’s duty to warn, and the rights of a fraudulent claimant. A Solicitor’s Duty to Warn...
A long-standing champion of Headway has raised £1,250 for the Neath Port Talbot Branch by completing the immense physical challenge of the Ironman World Championship race in Hawaii. In her day job as an Associate Solicitor in JCP Solicitors’...
Smart new builds seem to be popping up in the region like spring bulbs, which says good things about the local economy and is good news too for young house seekers keen to get a foot on the housing ladder. Buying a new build has its advantages, as anyone...
JCP Solicitors will continue to care for the legal needs of NFU Cymru Members in South Wales, having retained its long-held position as the NFU Cymru Panel Firm for South Wales – one of only two firms to remain on the Panel since its inception. One of...
JCP Solicitors has nominated Welsh Hearts as Charity of the Year, and we are aiming to raise £13,500 to install nine defibrillators in prominent public spaces near to all the JCP offices. In Pembrokeshire this includes St Davids,...
We are pleased to welcome four Newly Qualified Solicitors to our ranks within JCP. All were trained at the business and were offered permanent positions to stay following qualification, working from various locations in South and West Wales. Emily Summer...
JCP has been recognised as a legal practice which meets the highest standards of management and customer care by the Law Society’s practice management standards body, Lexcel. After a rigorous assessment of the firm’s practices and procedures,...
Some of the biggest names in English cricket will go in to bat with Gowerton Cricket Club in a star studded PCA England Masters Xl match - the first such event in Wales. Captained by Ashes star, Andy Caddick, the PCA Masters XI sees a team of former England...
JCP Solicitors’ Social and Community Group has chosen Welsh Hearts as the Wales-based law firm’s charity of the year for the next 12 months – and it hopes to enable the charity to install a defibrillator within each of the nine communities...
Business people from across Pembrokeshire welcomed the former Managing Director of one of the country’s most recognised brands, Princes Gate, as their guest speaker at the Summer Four Seasons Summer business lunch, in Tenby. The gathering, at...
Law firm JCP Solicitors, which merged with Glamorgan Law in April 2017, has invested in its operations in Caerphilly town centre by moving to a new modern office, affirming a long term future in the area. The new office, at Ty Cennydd, Castle Street...
David Owen is an Associate Solicitor in JCP Solicitors’ Recoveries and Professional Liabilities team , undertaking a range of work for commercial and non-commercial clients. Most businesses across the region will be familiar with the problem of late...
The boss of the Welsh rugby’s governing body shared his management insights with business people from across Pembrokeshire at the Four Seasons Business Lunch on Thursday, 29th March. Welsh Rugby Union Chief Executive, Martyn Philips, joined the...
JCP Solicitors has appointed three new Directors and two new Business Owners from within its ranks to further strengthen its robust team and to continue to manage ongoing growth. Mei Li, solicitor and specialist in Catastrophic Injury, Rhian Jervis, Legal...
With the so-called Beast From the East sinking its claws into the UK, many employers will be worried about implications for their business, particularly if staff live in remote or rural areas and are struggling to get to work in the ice and snow. ...
Business people from across Pembrokeshire welcomed renowned ‘birdman’ Iolo Williams as their guest speaker at their Four Seasons Christmas business lunch The gathering at St Bride’s Spa Hotel, Saundersfoot, heard about Iolos’s varied...
JCP Solicitors is delighted to unveil its new Welsh language website, which can be found at http://www.jcpsolicitors.cymru/ . On the website, visitors will find all the information they need to interact with the company in Welsh, and it will be kept...
JCP Solicitors cements its position as one of the UK’s most trusted law firms, with many of its practitioners being recommended in the latest edition of the Legal 500 – the law sector bible. Three lawyers from JCP Solicitors are featured in the...
A Medical Negligence solicitor from South and West Wales law firm, JCP Solicitors, has been appointed as the West Wales Law Society President. Thomas Rees, Associate Solicitor at JCP Solicitors, has been on the committee of the West Wales Law Society for...
As the CEO of JCP Solicitors, and current President of Swansea Bay Business Club (as well as a mother and grandmother) I am used to taking on challenges in many forms – from the boardroom to the playroom! But nothing could have prepared me for the most...
Not many lawyers have photographs of their clients posted on the walls of their office. Few get invited to 40th birthday parties or share in celebrations for their other red letter days. But as a Professional Deputy, Lynne Morgan's role is unlike any...
One of the victors of the Ironman Wales 2017 event, Rebecca Bennett, can be particularly proud of her category win, since Tenby was her first ever Ironman event. Rebecca, a 30-year-old Medical Negligence Solicitor at JCP Solicitors, came first in the female...
Whilst cycling is one of the healthiest activities you can adopt, it isn’t without risk, and JCP has helped a number of clients who have had serious accidents on two wheels, due to the fault of another road user. Rebecca Bennett is an Associate...
JCP Solicitors is expanding its legal offering to UK and international markets, creating 50 jobs with Welsh Government support. The investment is backed by £293,500 from the Welsh Government’s Business Finance Scheme which ensures JCP’s...
Business people from across Pembrokeshire got a stunning view of the exciting regeneration plans for Saundersfoot Harbour when they gathered for the latest Four Seasons Business Lunch. Michael Davies, Chief Executive Officer of the Trust Port of...
The city of Swansea was booming with thousands of runners and spectators today ( Sunday 25th June ) as they celebrated the fourth edition of the multi-award winning JCP Swansea Half Marathon . The flat, fast and scenic 13.1-mile course continues to...
As the biggest race of the Summer draws nearer, athletes and spectators alike begin to feel the excitement of the event that is to come. With only 5 days to go until the JCP Swansea Half Marathon takes place this Sunday 25th June , the city will be...
Leading South Wales law firm, JCP Solicitors, has advised Macron SpA, one of Europe’s leading sportswear manufacturers, on a new retail services deal. The deal will see Macron supply Scarlets Rugby merchandise through the club’s retail outlets...
