Solicitors in Barry & Cardiff

Taking care of you for over 100 years

Your solicitors of choice in Cardiff, Barry and the Vale of Glamorgan. From writing your Will to representing you in the Royal Courts of Justice, Passmores Solicitors is here to help you.

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Welsh-language service available — ask for Carli or Elin

The colourful glass façade of the Golau Caredig building in Barry — Free monthly advice clinics at Golau Caredig, Barry

Barry office

21 Tynewydd Road, CF62 8HB · 01446 721000

Cardiff office

Temple Court, 13A Cathedral Road, CF11 9HA · 029 2078 6618

Rain or shine, Passmores will be there for you

Giving you the best legal advice at a reasonable price.

Rooted in the Vale

Out in the community

We're one of the longest-established law firms in Barry, and for generations we've supported local individuals, families and businesses through life's important moments – in the office, and out across the Vale.

Free advice clinic

Monthly legal clinics at Golau Caredig

We host monthly legal clinics at Golau Caredig, offering advice and assistance to residents and their families. The clinics focus on Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney and other Private Client matters, and we can also offer guidance on Conveyancing and Family law.

Entirely confidential and free of charge
No obligation to instruct us for further services
25% discount on legal fees for new clients referred through Golau Caredig, with our travel fee waived for appointments held there

Community partner 18+ yrs

Supporting Age Connects Cardiff & the Vale

We've supported Age Connects for over 18 years, running a monthly legal clinic at their health shop on Holton Road, and are their exclusive partner for Private Client legal advice. In 2025 our Elin Jones took on their 50th Anniversary Skydive to raise funds.

A Wills and Probate information booklet on a table beside a cup of tea

Free talk

Wills, Probate & LPAs at Dinas Powys Library

A free information talk at Dinas Powys Library and Activity Centre, in partnership with Renew Wellbeing Cymru.

Giving back

Trustees & governors

Our team are trustees of Atal y Fro and governors of schools in the Vale of Glamorgan.

Siaradwyr Cymraeg

Advice in Welsh or English

Fluent Welsh speakers in our Private Client team. Ask for Carli Evans or Elin Jones – 01446 721000.

Talks & outreach

Sharing what we know

Carli Evans has given talks for the Alzheimer's Society, local women's guilds meetings and Age Concern.

How we can help

Our services

Thirteen areas of expertise across family, private client and property law, from Barry, Cardiff and across the Vale of Glamorgan.

Family

9 services

Care ProceedingsExperienced in all aspects of Public Family Law, supporting parents when the Local Authority becomes involved.
Child Abduction & International Children LawReuniting worried parents with their children. One of only two Reunite member firms in Wales.
Child Contact & ResidenceAll areas of Private Family Law, including child arrangements orders for contact and residence.
Relocation: Moving Outside the UK With Your ChildHelp if you seek to relocate to another country with your child, or to stop a proposed move.
Divorce, Dissolution & SeparationDivorce and dissolution services, including financial settlements.
Domestic Abuse & Forced MarriageLegal assistance including Non-Molestation and Occupation Orders.
MediationA voluntary process to help you reach agreement without a costly and stressful court case.
Family Law ArbitrationOur qualified Family Law Arbitrator, Catherine Roblin, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Pre-Nuptial, Post-Nuptial & Living Together AgreementsProtect what matters before or during marriage, or when living together.

Private Client

3 services

Wills & ProbateWills, probate and estate administration in Barry, the Vale and Cardiff.
Contentious ProbateAdvice on any dispute relating to the administration of a deceased person's estate.
Lasting Powers of Attorney & Court of ProtectionProtecting the affairs of vulnerable and elderly people.

Property

1 service

Residential Conveyancing & Commercial PropertyBuying, selling, re-mortgages, transfers of equity, lease extensions, equity release and commercial property.

Moving home in Barry? Visit our conveyancing site: conveyancingsolicitorbarry.co.uk

We also advise on Employment Law, Landlord & Tenant Disputes and Civil Litigation.

Why Passmores

Why choose us?

Accredited, experienced and local – a firm that has grown up alongside the community it serves.

Three partners, one of whom holds a judicial appointment and often presides over court as a judge.
Accredited by the Law Society and the Legal Aid Agency.
One of two firms in Wales who are members of Reunite, the International Child Abduction Centre.
The only firm of solicitors in the Vale of Glamorgan on the Law Society Advanced Family Law Panel.
Committed to the community: trustees of Atal y Fro and governors of schools in the Vale.
Fluent Welsh speakers in the Private Client team.
Monthly free advice clinics at Age Connect and Golau Caredig.

The people you'll meet

Our team

Specialists in family, private client and property law – including fluent Welsh speakers – based in Barry and Cardiff.

Catherine Roblin

Solicitor Advocate · Family & International Children Law

Practising for over 30 years, Catherine was the first solicitor in Wales to become an accredited member of the International Child Abduction Panel.

Sally Matthews

Director · Family Finance & Children

An expert in the financial issues arising on separation or divorce, including high net value cases. Sally joined the firm in 1996 and has been a collaborative lawyer since 2010.

Siaradwr Cymraeg

Carli Evans

Director · Wills, Probate & Elderly Clients

A fluent Welsh speaker and member of Solicitors for the Elderly, Carli became a full member of STEP in 2013 and a director in 2011.

Claire Grace

Director · Residential & Commercial Property

Specialising in residential and commercial property since qualifying in 2004, Claire joined in 2016 and became a director in 2021.

Catrin Scott Thomas

Solicitor · Child Care Law

Joined in 2024 to specialise in Child Care Law. Shortlisted for the 2018 Cardiff District Law Society Junior Lawyer of the Year Award.

Emily Gammon

Solicitor · Family Law

Qualified in August 2025 after her Training Contract with us. Focuses on children matters, matrimonial finance and domestic abuse issues.

Siaradwr Cymraeg

Elin Jones

Solicitor · Private Client & Conveyancing

A fluent Welsh speaker who qualified in September 2025. Elin handles Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, probate and conveyancing.

Jack Shewring

Paralegal · Private Client & Conveyancing

Works with Carli Evans on probate and Lasting Powers of Attorney, and supports Claire Grace and Elin Jones on residential property.

In their words

What our clients say

Feedback from the people we've helped, in their own words.

The service that I received from Carli Evans was outstanding. She dealt with the matter with genuine sympathy and kindness, most refreshing in this mad world. I would recommend her to anyone.

Client feedback

I was always treated with respect and understanding, never hurried and a full explanation was always given.

Client feedback

Lauren's information regarding my case was invaluable and her advice solved a lot of issues.

Client feedback

It meant a lot to me that you gave such a friendly, understanding, fair and efficient service.

Client feedback

Every member of staff I spoke to was extremely helpful and friendly. Thank you for all that you have done.

Client feedback

A century in Barry

Our story

While much has changed over the decades, our commitment to trusted legal advice and to the Barry community has remained constant.

1920s
David Llewellyn Jones establishes the practice from which the firm grew.
1950s
Mr Cyril Passmore forms D.C. Passmore & Co in St Mary's Street, Cardiff.
Late 1950s
Becomes Passmore Walters & Hopkins, trading from 132 Holton Road, Barry.
1978
The Barry and Cardiff offices divide by agreement; Barry continues as D.C. Passmore & Co.
1987
Moves to current premises at 21 Tynewydd Road, Barry, opening on Monday 10 August 1987.
1997
Merges with L.W. Lewis & Jacobs Solicitors to become Passmores Solicitors.
2019
Becomes a limited company in August.
2020
Celebrates 100 years of serving the people and businesses of South Wales.