Blake Morgan re-appointed to the Welsh Language Commissioner’s legal services framework
Blake Morgan is proud to have been re-appointed to the Welsh Language Commissioner’s legal services framework for a further period of four years.
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Blake Morgan is honoured to have been a member of the Commissioner’s legal panels since the post was established in 2012 (and to have been included on the legal panels of the Welsh Language Board before that), providing specialist legal expert advice in Welsh.
Our work with the Commissioner has included representing it in the first judicial review case to be heard through the medium of Welsh in the High Court and more recently in the appeal pursued in the Welsh Language Tribunal by Neath Port Talbot Council, as well as advising the Commissioner more generally in relation to its powers and policies.
Blake Morgan has a proud tradition of providing high quality legal advice through the medium of Welsh, which stretches back over half a century to when Lord Gwilym Prys Davies began his career at the firm. Under his leadership, and then under the guidance and tutelage of Professor Emyr Lewis, the firm has nurtured our lawyers’ Welsh skills alongside their legal skills.
Blake Morgan is one of Wales’ leading full-service law firms, with experienced lawyers who can deal with all specialist areas in Welsh, ranging from public, constitutional, and legislative law to corporate and commercial matters. Our lawyers have a deep understanding of legal and policy issues relating to Wales and the Welsh language and minority languages in general, enabling them to provide sensitive and intelligent advice that adds real value.
Tomos Lewis – Partner and the firm’s Welsh Language Champion – said:
We are extremely proud to have been re-appointed to the legal framework of the Welsh Language Commissioner once again. This extends Blake Morgan’s tradition and heritage of providing legal advice regarding the Welsh language.
“Public bodies’ compliance with Welsh language standards is improving and we look forward to working with the Commissioner to support it in the delivery of the regulatory outcomes and the strategic objectives contained in its draft Strategic Plan for 2025-2030.”
Following the appointment, Efa Gruffudd Jones, Welsh Language Commissioner, said:
The nature of our work, particularly as a regulator, means that we are required to ensure sound legal, and often expert, advice in the context of the Welsh language. As a result we must be confident in the companies that will provide this important service for us. Blake Morgan have demonstrated that they have an understanding of our various areas of work and are fully aware of our aims as an organisation where the Welsh language is a priority. I look forward to working together over the next few years.
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