Regional law firm Harding Evans has been crowned Welsh Law Firm of the Year at the annual Welsh Law Awards. The Newport based practice beat off strong competition from several larger Cardiff firms to take the title.

The Awards Ceremony was held at Cardiff City Hall and around 300 people attended the high profile event. The Law Firm of the Year award was accepted for Harding Evans by Partner and Head of Family Law Ceri Price. In her acceptance speech she said “This is a tremendous achievement and is due to the hard work and dedication of all our staff. This award is great for Harding Evans and for Newport. We are delighted to win in the face of such strong Cardiff competition”.

All law firms in Wales had the opportunity to submit their nominations for a number of award categories, including Law Firm of the Year. Three finalists were then selected for each category and the winner was announced at the Awards Ceremony.

In submitting their nomination Harding Evans emphasised their strong growth in recent years, their range of highly regarded legal specialists, as well as their investment in client care and new technology – including digital dictation and webdata which enables conveyancing clients to view progress of their case on the internet 24 hours a day. The firm also highlighted the substantial progress made in transforming their image and the range of value-added services offered to clients.

Zep Bellavia, Managing Partner at Harding Evans comments “We would like to thank all our clients and referrers for supporting us over the years, without whom we wouldn’t have won this award. We look forward to their continued support in the coming years”.

Photo: Harding Evans staff at the Welsh Law Awards