DOLMANS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Partner
- Chairman of the South Wales Police Youth Trust and Meets Regularly With the Chief Constable of South Wales
- Team Head
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Sports Law Team
Clare has represented and advised local authorities for over 25 years dealing with employers' liability and public liability cases. Clare supervises a team, with particular experience in dealing with fraud cases involving the public and employees.
Clare also deals with abuse cases relating to allegations of negligence against social services departments and allegations of failure to manage care by Children's Services. Clare has dealt with historic cases relating to abuse.
Clare's experience extends to advising local authorities in cases arising out of the provision of social care and housing for adults and cases involving the Human Rights Act 1998.
Clare specialises in complex occupational stress and bullying cases brought against local authorities, understanding the impact that such cases can have on the employer and its employees and the need for a pragmatic and constructive approach together with a keen eye for detail.
Clare is a member of the Sports Law team, having advised the Commonwealth Games Wales Board for over 12 years.
Job Titles:
- Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary [1999] 1 WLR 1421, Court of Appeal
Janet Leach v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire Constabulary [1999] 1 WLR 1421, Court of Appeal: whether a duty of care was owed by the police to an appropriate adult in a notorious multiple murder investigation
Justin is the editor of the firm's client insurance bulletins produced monthly.
Job Titles:
- Chief Constable of South Wales Constabulary and Others [1998] EWCA Civ 843, Court of Appeal
Mark Anthony Sacco v Chief Constable of South Wales Constabulary and others [1998] EWCA Civ 843, Court of Appeal: extent of the duty of care owed in the transportation of detained persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2005] 2 AC 534, House of Lords
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Sports Law Team
- Outstanding Team Head
- Team Head
Peter is a member of the Sports Law team and has represented clients and sports professionals who have suffered injury by accident.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Sports Law Team
- Private Client Department Head
- Team Head
Philip provides corporate and individual clients with a range of legal services.
He specialises in dispute resolution and deals with complicated and high value litigation for clients, commercial contract disputes, boundary disputes and claims involving trespass and damage to property.
Philip is particularly noted for representing clients in high value and complex personal injury litigation and has achieved significant settlements in various liability and factual scenarios. Philip deals with employers' liability and public liability claims, road traffic claims and clinical negligence disputes.
Philip is a member of the Sports Law team and represents sports professionals who have suffered injury.
Job Titles:
- Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2007] UKHL 32, House of Lords and ECHR 50330 / 07
Robert Edward Seal v Chief Constable of South Wales Police [2007] UKHL 32, House of Lords and ECHR 50330/07: whether a failure to obtain leave under s139(2) Mental Health Act 1983 renders subsequent proceedings a nullity
Sarah qualified as a Chartered Legal Executive in January 2013 and joined Dolmans in January 2020. Sarah has experience of advising clients in all aspects of non-contentious private client matters to include the administration of estates and trusts, drafting wills, providing estate and succession planning advice, the provision of Lasting Powers of Attorney and assisting with Court of Protection applications.
Sarah also has experience of acting for clients in a variety of residential property matters to include the sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold property and lease extensions.
Sarah has had the opportunity of acting for a broad range of clients to include business owners and other professionals. Sarah has also gained experience of acting for vulnerable individuals or those who face the trauma of bereavement. Sarah is able to adapt her professional advice to a client's particular needs and circumstances. Sarah is committed to providing a thorough, professional service to clients in a personable and friendly manner and she enjoys building and developing longstanding relationships with clients and their families.
Sarah qualified as a Full Member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) in 2016.
Simon has over 25 years' experience of defending public sector organisations and major insurers on a wide range of issues from personal injury claims of the utmost severity and complexity through to developing strategies for large scale litigation.
Simon has assisted client departments with policy drafting and interpretation and deals with high value and catastrophic claims involving personal injury arising from highways, employers' liability and landlord & tenant issues. Simon is a member of the steering group responsible for drafting "Well Managed Highway Liability Risk" published by the Institute of Highway Engineers providing guidance to the UKRLG "Well Maintained Highway Infrastructure."
He assists motor insurers through all claim phases from the initial gathering of evidence, police interviews, representation at Coroners' courts and through the civil claim process. Simon is the editor of the firm's quarterly motor newsletter "Headlight."
Simon also handles property damage claims involving flooding, land charges, grants and common law issues. Simon has advised Institutional and social landlords in regard to housing disrepair claims to include defensibility strategies.