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Helen Molyneux is a Welsh lawyer who founded and was the CEO of the UK personal injury law firm NewLaw Solicitors.
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Helen Molyneux is a Welsh lawyer who founded and was the CEO of the UK personal injury law firm NewLaw Solicitors.
Molyneux was born March 1965,[ citation needed ] 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] The idea originated when Molyneux met a gentleman on a London train who owned an insurance brokers firm and they talked about the insurance market; they then 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. [4] Molyneux later sold the firm. [5]
| Date | Award Title | Awarding Body |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Women in Legal Business and Welsh Women of the year [6] | Welsh Women Mean Business Awards 2011 |
| 2011 | Lexcel Award for Excellence in Practice Management (Highly Commended) [7] | 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 [8] | University of South Wales |
In 2016, Molyneux and four others came together to discuss the lack of statues in Wales dedicated to women; they then created the Monumental Welsh Women group with the aim of creating five statues around the country. [9]
The first statue, of headteacher Betty Campbell, was unveiled in September 2021. [10] Four more statues of Elaine Morgan, Elizabeth Andrews, Cranogwen and Lady Rhondda were to be created, [11] [12] [13] and a theatre show was planned. [14]
Molyneux is one of the founders of Women Angels of Wales, an angel investment group. [5]
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