Leading North Wales law firm, Swayne Johnson, which has offices in Denbigh and St Asaph has announced that it is has merged with Llandudno solicitors, Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke.

The merger, completed on 9 May, saw Swayne Johnson open at the existing offices of Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke in the town’s Trinity Square. The merger will provide Swayne Johnson with a base in a town of growing importance and will play a vital role in the firm’s plan to expand its services to a wider client base across North West Wales.

The firm is now known as Swayne Johnson Solicitors incorporating Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke. Both firms have already embarked upon the task of integrating their operating systems, departments and the sharing of expertise. Swayne Johnson were recently awarded Lexcel accreditation by the Law Society for their practice management standards.

Commenting about the merger, Edward Lloyd, managing director of Swayne Johnson Solicitors, said: “This is an exciting development for both Swayne Johnson and Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke. North Wales is experiencing a growth in commercial and business development and we wanted to make sure that Swayne Johnson is a part of that growth.

“While we remain fully committed to the Vale of Clwyd via our existing offices in Denbigh and St Asaph, it was felt that as Llandudno is emerging as a business and cultural centre for North Wales that it was important for Swayne Johnson’s ongoing development as a leading firm of solicitors in the region, that we should have an office in the town.

“Our plan is to grow the business in Llandudno and the surrounding areas via existing Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke clients and by developing relationships with the wider local and regional business community and private clients. Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke have considerable expertise and standing in Llandudno and both firms are proud to be working together” Mr. Lloyd said.

Senior partner of Chamberlain Johnson & Parke, J.O. Jones added : “We are proud to announce our merger with Swayne Johnson. Our clients will still continue to get the same level of expertise and personal service that Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke provided previously. Our merger with Swayne Johnson will however enable us to expand upon the range of services and expertise that we will now be able to offer new and existing clients. I would like to reassure present clients that their matters will continue to be dealt with from the Llandudno office”

The merger takes the number of employees in Swayne Johnson to over 50. “We pride ourselves on being able to provide a wide range of specialist legal services that clients might believe is only available from large city centre companies and our merger with Chamberlain, Johnson & Parke will further strengthen this capability” added Mr. Lloyd.