Gareth returns home to join law firm

Birchgrove resident Gareth Fortey has returned home to Wales to join law firm, Hugh James.

Hugh James new property specialists associate Gareth Fortey, left, with senior associates Lee Taylor and Anna Bevan-Jones

Associate, Gareth is one of three appointments announced by the firm. He joins the commercial property team as a residential and commercial development specialist, with particular experience dealing with regeneration, mixed-use retail developments and student accommodation schemes The other new appointments are Anna Bevan-Jones and Lee Taylor.

Gareth qualified in September 2006, trained at Harding Evans, Newport and then spent five years at Davies and Partners in Bristol, and then more recently over three years at TLT LLP in Bristol from where he has joined Hugh James.

Managing partner, Alun Jones, said: “We are delighted to welcome Anna, Lee and Gareth to Hugh James. Their combined experience adds further depth to our established property offering and complements our extremely successful teams.”