Robert Williams, who became an equity partner in 2002 and was head of the firm’s Civil Litigation, Personal Injury and Dispute Resolution departments, stepped down to become a Consultant working three days a week, following his appointment as 2025-26 President of Cheshire and North Wales Law Society earlier this month.

Taking Robert’s place as an equity partner is Sarah Talbot, who joined GHP Legal’s litigation team as a Senior Solicitor in 2022. Flintshire raised Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 2013 after studying Law at Liverpool John Moores University part-time whilst raising her children.

Emma Simoes and Euros Jones, both partners of GHP Legal, can now exercise rights of audience in all criminal proceedings in the higher courts and judicial review proceedings arising from any criminal cause. This applies to all courts in England and Wales, including Crown Court, Court of Appeal and the House of Lords.

A former London School of Economics statistics graduate from St Asaph who changed career and followed his father into law has become the 2025-26 President of Cheshire and North Wales Law Society.