Helen Molyneux

Helen Molyneux is a Welsh lawyer who founded and is CEO of the UK personal injury law firms NewLaw Solicitors.

Life and career

Molyneux was born March 1965, in the Welsh town of Caerphilly. She studied law at Cardiff University and qualified as a solicitor in 1991.[1]

On 24 April 2012 her firm Newlaw became the 1st Welsh and 4th overall practice to be licensed as an ABM by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.[2] Molyneux's idea originated when she met a gentleman on a train from London, talking about the insurance market as he owned an insurance brokers. They came up with the idea of creating a law firm that manages personal injury claims from insurance companies and brokers.[3]

In 2013, Molyneux was named Law Society Business Women of the year for employing over 470 people in the UK, turning over £35m annually in work with leading consumer brands s.[4]

Awards/Achievements (Personal and Business)
Date Award Title Awarding Body
2011 Best Women in Legal Business and Welsh Women of the year Welsh Women Mean Business Awards 2011
2011 Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management (Highly Commended)[5] The Law Society Excellence Awards 2011
2013 Law Society Business Women of the year The Law Society
2014 Fellow/ Chairman [1] Institute of Welsh Affairs
2015 Honorary Doctorate of Laws[6] University of South Wales
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References
  1. "Trustees | IWA". IWA. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  2. "Double ABS first for NewLaw Legal | News | Law Society Gazette". Law Society Gazette. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  3. WalesOnline (2011-03-16). "Molyneux takes Woman of the Year title at awards". walesonline. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  4. "Legal Business Woman of the Year - The Law Society". www.lawsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  5. "Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management 2011 - The Law Society". www.lawsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  6. "Helen Molyneux". www.southwales.ac.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
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