About Us

Led by 9 Partners, GHP Legal is a multi-specialist practice employing around one hundred people and serving a client base stretching across more than 10 counties in England and Wales.

The success story of GHP Legal began in April 1970 when Gwilym Hughes, Gethin Davies and Clive Jones (who is a Consultant with the Firm), all of whom were Partners in the Wrexham & Shotton Practice of Cyril Jones & Co, joined forces to establish Gwilym Hughes & Partners.

Current GHP Legal Managing Partner, Peter Butler, served his Articles with Gwilym Hughes & Partners and became a Partner in the firm in 1980. His partnership was followed in 1984 by that of Stephen Edwards, who also served his Articles with the firm.

In 1991 the partnership expanded further with the acquisition of the long established Llangollen firm, Charles Richards and Sons. Gethin Davies, who lived in the town, headed the Branch. Originally based in Bank Buildings, Gwilym Hughes & Partners relocated to new offices in The Malthouse Business Centre. Regent Street, Llangollen in 2008. The Branch is now headed by David Cartwright who joined the Firm in 1992.

A merger in 1996 with Edmund Pickles and Upton of Wrexham saw Pamela Whitley join Gwilym Hughes & Partners as a Partner. Following the merger, the Partnership owned all the buildings in a large triangular area at the junction of Grosvenor Road and Rhosddu Road. The Wrexham site was then redeveloped with the buildings being connected to form one large office complex.

John Lancaster became a Partner of the Firm in 1999, following the retirement of Gwilym Hughes who remained with the Firm as a Consultant until 2002.

In 2000 the Firm merged with Brown & Lloyd of Oswestry, formerly A W Brown & Co which was established in 1980. The Partners, Richard Lloyd and John Hulme, continued to work from the Albany, 37/39 Willow Street, Oswestry, the current GHP Legal premises.

Robert Williams and Alun Williams became Partners in 2001 and the following year Gethin Davies retired as a Partner, though he continued his involvement with the firm as a Consultant.

In 2008 the Management Team of Gwilym Hughes & Partners evaluated the very substantial and far reaching successes of the Firm and, rather than merely consolidate this, commenced strategic planning for the next stage of development.  As a part of this they decided to formalise the abbreviation of the Firm’s name to which members of the Profession, Clients, the Media and others, had been referring for some years, and rebrand as “GHP Legal” – a fresh and modern approach that aptly reflects the Firm’s position as one of the premier law firms in the region.

GHP Legal is Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority under Ref No. 51566 and the firm's VAT Registration Number is 159/1087/54.

In accordance with the disclosure requirements of The Provision of Services Regulations 2009, our Professional Indemnity Insurer is Aviva Insurance Limited whose registered address is Pitheavlis, Perth, PH2 0NH. The territorial coverage of our policy is worldwide.