April 04 2022
Cardiff City Council found in contempt of court
Read more...March 04 2022
Christian Howells and Nia Gowman instructed by DPG in judicial review claim which confirms that Aarhus Convention cost protection applies.
Read more...February 24 2022
High Court says pilot’s video footage of Shoreham air crash cannot be used in coroner’s inquests
Read more...January 26 2022
We are absolutely delighted to announce that 5 members of 30 Park Place have been appointed as Recorders
Read more...January 18 2022
Read more...December 22 2021
We are delighted to welcome the news that Catherine Heyworth has been appointed Queen's Counsel.
Read more...December 03 2021
Welsh Education Law Conference 2021 Recordings
Read more...November 17 2021
Malcolm Bishop QC is delighted and excited to be a part of the GREAT Legal Services Trade Mission to the UAE.
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November 11 2021
Ruth Henke QC will be speaking on the panel at The Family Justice Council's 14th Annual Debate.
Read more...October 26 2021
Yusef Ali has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment after the successful prosecution of Operation Firgrove.
Read more...October 07 2021
Christian J Howells was instructed on behalf of the Counsel General for Wales by Welsh Government Legal Services.
Read more...September 13 2021
Freedom of religion: can protection against persecution justify the infringement of the right to equality?
Read more...September 10 2021
Andrew has secured the convictions of 4 defendants involved in supplying hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine from Liverpool to South Wales.
Read more...September 10 2021
Andrew is instructed to prosecute Op Blue Deer, involving allegations of a conspiracy to supply cannabis in North Wales
Read more...September 10 2021
Operation Blue Glacier involves allegations of widespread conspiracies to supply cocaine and cannabis from Liverpool into North Wales.
Read more...September 10 2021
Operation Waterhen involves the prosecution of 7 individuals.
Read more...August 26 2021
30 Park Place is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2021 for Regional Set of the Year.
Read more...July 05 2021
Christian Jowett has been re-elected to the National Council of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA).
Read more...July 02 2021
David Hughes re-elected to Liberty’s Executive Committee, and is now also the Vice Chair
Read more...June 28 2021
Today the Supreme Court will hear argument on the UK Law Officers’ reference of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
Read more...June 23 2021
Christian Howells and Nia Gowman instructed by Deighton Pierce Glynn in Velindre legal challenge.
Read more...June 15 2021
The second inquest arising out of Operation Jasmine has recently concluded
Read more...June 14 2021
Christian Jowett has joined LexisNexis PSL’s panel of experts
Read more...March 19 2021
Nathan Jones has been reappointed to Sport Resolutions' Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
Read more...March 19 2021
Inquests touching the deaths of six residents have concluded, following their commencement in January 2021. The inquests were heard concurrently over 9 weeks.
Read more...March 15 2021
An article on jurisdiction in the family courts by Sophie Keegan
Read more...March 09 2021
Last week, a jury in Newcastle-upon-Tyne found that David’s client had been unlawfully arrested by an officer of Northumbria Police
Read more...February 26 2021
Christian Jowett has been reappointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown (Wales Panel)
Read more...February 26 2021
David Hughes has been elected chair of the Wales Commercial Law Association
Read more...February 01 2021
Ruth Henke QC took part in the Four Jurisdictions Family Law Online Conference - A Bridge over Troubled Waters
Read more...January 22 2021
Ruth Henke QC successfully appeals findings of sexual abuse
Read more...January 20 2021
Judicial review of the UK Internal Market Act 2020
Read more...January 20 2021
Melissa Jones and Sophie Kenny instructed in Brithdir Care Home inquests.
Read more...January 18 2021
"Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life" – Dolly Parton
Read more...January 13 2021
Success for man who lost part of his fingers in police station.
Read more...December 23 2020
Christmas and New Year Opening Times
Read more...October 06 2020
Ruth Henke QC joined Rachel Cooper to look at devolution/Wales and two children cases.
Read more...August 14 2020
David Hughes is now a member of the Executive Committee of Liberty, the well-known human rights NGO.
Read more...August 11 2020
Andrew Jones and Ffion Tomos successful in hitman prosecution.
Read more...July 30 2020
Rhodri Williams QC and Nia Gowman appear for successful Claimant in landmark High Court judicial review case on determination of school reorganisation proposals pursuant to the School Standard and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 and the standing of the Welsh language as a language of the law for the purpose of statutory interpretation.
Read more...July 06 2020
30 Park Place is pleased to announce that we will begin the process of reopening Chambers from 6th July 2020.
Read more...June 12 2020
Inquests and inquiries in the Covid-19 era
Read more...May 28 2020
We are delighted to announce that David Hughes has been appointed as a Fee Paid Judge of the Employment Tribunal of England and Wales sitting in the South West and as a Fee Paid Judge of the First Tier Tribunal in Wales. Gareth Duncan and Rhys Evans have both been appointed to sit as a Fee Paid Judge of the Employment Tribunal in Wales.
Read more...May 11 2020
The President’s Guidance for the Family Courts: At A Glance
Read more...April 14 2020
At a time when it is more difficult than usual, perhaps, to arrange the execution of a will, it is interesting to consider what once would have sufficed.
Read more...April 06 2020
Lloyd Williams QC and Christian J Howells have been instructed by Chris Nott of Capital Law on behalf of Cardiff City Football Club in the inquest into the death of footballer Emiliano Sala.
Read more...April 06 2020
Laura Shepherd has prepared a short note regarding the temporary amendments to Mental Health Act 1983 made under Coronavirus Act 2020.
Read more...April 02 2020
On Friday 3rd April at 10:30am, Legal News Wales, 30 Park Place Chambers and Watkins & Gunn are hosting a FREE Legal News Exchange event to share an essential update on the Coronavirus Act 2020 and its implications in Wales
Read more...April 01 2020
Christian J Howells has prepared a short note for those who are concerned about the change to the duties on Welsh local authorities to provide care and support to adults, which come into force today.
Read more...March 24 2020
In line with the latest Government Guidance, 30 Park Place is now operating remotely.
Read more...March 19 2020
30 Park Place is continually monitoring the current health crisis and receiving daily advice from Government organisations and professional bodies. We want to re-assure all our clients that we remain fully operational and we have the necessary infrastructure, systems and resources already in place to continue to provide the best service.
Read more...March 17 2020
Following recent Government advice, 30 Park Place have implemented steps to protect the health and wellbeing of its staff, clients and members.
Read more...March 05 2020
Eugene Egan provided a lecture to 30 Lincoln's Inn students, last week, on the Bar Finals Course
Read more...February 10 2020
Chambers is pleased to announce that two members, Christian J Howells and Peter Donnison, have been successful in their applications for the Attorney General’s Regional Panel competition.
Read more...January 21 2020
A series of arrests have taken place over the past 2 weeks by the Regional Organised Crime Unit
Read more...January 09 2020
Kirsten Heaven is instructed by Birnberg Peirce and represents the family of murdered teenager Conner Marshall
Read more...January 03 2020
We are delighted to start the New Year with the announcement of 4 new tenants
Read more...December 04 2019
We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated in the Legal 500 Awards 2020
Read more...November 21 2019
Operation Tide is a large scale cross-jurisdictional county lines drugs conspiracy involving organised crime groups in Scotland, Merseyside and North Wales.
Read more...November 07 2019
Andrew Jones successfully prosecuted Christopher Wilkins, who was today sentenced to 9 years, 10 months imprisonment for his role in a Liverpool/Cardiff drugs conspiracy.
Read more...November 04 2019
20 defendants were prosecuted by Andrew Jones and Ffion Tomos as part of a nationwide Class A drugs conspiracy involving 150kg of heroin.
Read more...October 29 2019
Ruth Henke QC successfully defended two respondents both of whom were exonerated in a case concerning the welfare and future living arrangements for 25 children.
Read more...October 17 2019
Mark Cotter Q.C. has secured the conviction of Andrew Tudor Jones, following an eight day trial in Swansea Crown Court.
Read more...October 10 2019
Chambers' Regulatory Group launches at an event next Thursday (17/10).
Read more...September 20 2019
Doctor tells inquest he 'wishes he had ordered an x-ray' after death of Sarah-Jayne Roche
Read more...September 20 2019
Annette Hewins: No systemic failures before patient's death
Read more...September 20 2019
Ffion Jones, 12, 'would have lived if 999 call was escalated'
Read more...September 06 2019
Following the successful completion of their pupillages, Mr William Bebb and Miss Lowri Patterson have accepted invitations to join 30 Park Place. We also welcome this month Miss Lisa McCormick and Mr Daniel Poole.
Read more...September 06 2019
We are delighted to announce that 3 members of Chambers have been appointed as Recorders.
Read more...August 12 2019
Change to Welsh Amateur Boxing Association (WABA) Domestic Rule
Read more...July 23 2019
The Infected Blood Inquiry begins its week of sitting in Cardiff today, taking evidence from the infected and affected of Wales.
Read more...June 18 2019
Five defendants were convicted at Newport Crown Court following a three week trial in Operation Jackdaw 2
Read more...May 30 2019
Mark Cotter Q.C. represented the former JLS singer during his ten day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Read more...May 29 2019
30 Park Place is delighted to announce that Dafydd Enoch QC has joined our Criminal Team as a Working Door Tenant.
Read more...May 14 2019
Christian Jowett chaired UKELA Wales Working Party’s seminar on Environmental Principles and Governance in Wales, held at the Cardiff offices of Blake Morgan on 14th May.
Read more...May 07 2019
Andrew Jones and Ffion Tomos prosecuted Operation Finch having been instructed by Cardiff Complex Casework Unit.
Read more...April 01 2019
Chambers is pleased to announce that Carl Harrison and Christian Jowett are to be appointed to the Regulatory A- List
Read more...March 14 2019
We are delighted to congratulate Harriet Edmondson and Max Davies on their appointments as Deputy District Judges
Read more...March 13 2019
Andrew Jones and Ffion Tomos, instructed by Simon Curzon of the Cardiff Complex Casework Unit, to prosecute Operation Jackdaw 2
Read more...March 12 2019
Andrew Jones and Ffion Tomos are instructed by Simon Curzon of the Cardiff Complex Case Unit in Operation Finch
Read more...March 08 2019
Police and council found to have acted unlawfully in sheep uplift.
Read more...March 08 2019
Success before RCVS Discipliary Committee
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