RDP Law

What RDP Law does

RDP Law Limited is a privately held regional law firm headquartered in Newport, South Wales, serving commercial clients, individuals, charities, and farming families across South East Wales and the West of England. Founded in 2005 and authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (no. 627948), the firm operates from a single office (Wentwood House, Langstone Business Village) and is led by Robert Davies MBE (Chairman) and James Davies (Director). It is consistently listed in the Legal 500 UK and ranked by Chambers & Partners for agricultural work, with James Davies noted as one of only two lawyers in Wales outside Cardiff to be individually listed for real estate by Chambers.

The firm delivers services through nine practice areas: Real Estate (commercial property), Residential Property (conveyancing), Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Commercial, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Private Client/Individuals, and Mediation. The go-to-market is a traditional professional-services sales motion via direct engagement, augmented by content on the firm website, UK directory rankings (Legal 500, Chambers & Partners), and a designated legal-partner relationship with the Farmers Union Wales that channels discounted referrals from Welsh farmers. Hexa Finance is co-located within the Newport office, adding a complementary SME-finance referral pathway.

RDP Law generates revenue through professional services fees charged across its practice areas. Pricing is quote-based for most matters, with a published probate pricing transparency document; Farmers Union Wales members receive a 30-minute free consultation and 10% fee discount. The firm holds Law Society quality marks (CQS for conveyancing, WIQS for wills and inheritance, Lexcel for practice management) plus Cyber Essentials certification, and applies standard practice-management and case-management software alongside Thirdfort for identity verification. No proprietary technology products, APIs, or AI tooling are offered, and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

RDP Law

Legal name

RDP Law Limited

Website

https://rdplaw.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RDP Law Limited is an SRA-regulated regional law firm headquartered in Newport, South Wales, serving commercial clients, individuals, charities, and farming families across South East Wales and the West of England across nine practice areas led by real estate, agricultural, private client, and dispute resolution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191), Other Activities Related to Real Estate (531390)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate & Construction Law (BPAHAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Commercial property law
• Private client services
• Agricultural law
• Dispute resolution
• Legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newport

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: RDP Law generates revenue through charging fees for legal services across multiple practice areas including real estate, residential property, dispute resolution, corporate, commercial, agricultural law, renewable energy, and private client services. The firm operates on a professional services fee model typical of law firms, with pricing based on matters handled and complexity of work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RDP Law is a regional law firm offering legal services across nine practice areas: Real Estate (commercial property), Residential Property (conveyancing), Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Commercial, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Private Client/Individuals, and Mediation. The firm serves commercial clients including developers, landowners, and businesses, as well as individuals requiring wills, probate, estate planning, and other private client services.

Product overview

RDP Law is a regional law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services organized into nine practice areas: Real Estate (commercial property), Residential Property (conveyancing), Dispute Resolution, Corporate, Commercial, Renewable Energy, Agriculture, Private Client/Individuals, and Mediation. The firm serves commercial clients including developers, landowners, and businesses, as well as individual clients requiring private client services. Services are delivered through traditional solicitor-client engagements rather than software products, with the exception of a client portal providing access to document resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Real Estate Commercial property law services including acquisitions, sales, development land assembly, planning agreements, and portfolio management for developers, landowners, and investors.
• Residential Property Conveyancing services for residential property transactions including purchases, sales, and re-mortgages for individual homeowners and buyers.
• Dispute Resolution Litigation and dispute resolution services covering commercial disputes, property disputes, boundary disagreements, and contentious probate matters.
• Corporate Corporate law services including company formation, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and commercial documentation for businesses.
• Commercial Commercial law services including commercial leases, business sales and purchases, and commercial contracts.
• Renewable Energy Legal advice on renewable energy schemes for landowners including solar, wind, tidal, bioenergy and battery storage projects, including multi-landowner schemes and planning agreements.
• Agriculture Agricultural law services including farm acquisitions, sales, refinancing, tenancy agreements, estate planning, succession planning, and disputes for farming clients.
• Private Client / Individuals

Quantifiable outcome

• Record number of Legal 500 listings achieved in 2022 and 2025

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• All Creatures Great and SmallminorOthers · 17 April 2025RDP Law's Charity of the Year for 2025/2026. All Creatures Great and Small is a Llanfrechfa-based animal charity that gives animals a second chance through rescue and rehabilitation, rehoming, sanctuary care for unadoptable animals and education programs. RDP will raise money and support throughout the year.
• Hexa FinanceminorOthers · 17 August 2023Hexa Finance, a prominent financial services company providing business finance solutions, relocated into RDP Law's Newport office. The strategic relocation reflects Hexa's commitment to expanding its presence in Newport and providing business finance solutions.
• Farmers Union WalescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRDP Law is legal partner to the Farmers Union Wales. FUW members receive a free 30 minute consultation and 10% off fees. RDP hosts joint events with FUW including succession planning Zoom events for farmers across Wales.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Blake Morgan: Larger full-service UK law firm with significant Cardiff and Southampton offices serving businesses and individuals across Wales and southern England. Comparable practice mix but at greater scale, competing for the same regional commercial and private client mandates.
• Burges Salmon: Major Bristol-based full-service UK law firm with significant real estate, agriculture, renewables, and private client practices. Overlaps directly with RDP's commercial property, agricultural, and renewable energy practices in the West of England market.
• Bevan Brittan: Larger Bristol-headquartered UK law firm with significant real estate, corporate, and dispute resolution practices serving public and private sector clients. Overlaps with RDP's real estate and commercial work and competes in the same South Wales / West of England geography.
• Gateley Legal: UK-listed full-service law firm with a Cardiff office providing corporate, real estate, and dispute resolution services to businesses across Wales and the Midlands. Competes in the same Welsh commercial market at greater scale and with public-company resources.

Direct peers

• Hugh James: Larger Cardiff-headquartered full-service law firm serving businesses and individuals across Wales and the wider UK. Comparable as a Wales-based multi-practice firm with real estate, corporate, dispute resolution, agriculture, and private client offerings competing in the same regional talent and client market.
• Clarke Willmott: South West England and Wales full-service regional law firm with offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, Manchester, London, and Taunton. Closely comparable in scale and practice mix (real estate, agriculture, private client, dispute resolution) and competes for the same West of England / South Wales client base.
• Darwin Gray: Cardiff-based commercial law firm serving SMEs, owner-managed businesses, and private clients across Wales. Comparable as a similarly-sized Welsh full-service firm with overlapping real estate, corporate, employment, and dispute resolution capabilities.
• Lyons Davidson: UK regional law firm with Bristol and South West presence offering commercial, real estate, dispute resolution, and private client services. Comparable as a multi-office regional firm with overlapping client segments in the West of England border region.
• Acuity Legal: Cardiff-based commercial law firm providing corporate, commercial, real estate, and dispute resolution services. Comparable as a Wales-headquartered multi-practice firm of similar scale competing for the same SME and mid-market clients in South Wales.
• Berry Smith LLP: Welsh multi-service law firm with offices in Cardiff and Newport offering commercial property, corporate, dispute resolution, employment, and private client services. Direct peer sharing the South Wales geographic footprint and overlapping practice areas including real estate and dispute resolution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/rdplawyers

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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