Russell Jones & Walker was founded in London in the 1920’s and has acted for the Police Federation for nearly 50 years. RJW have a network of offices throughout the country and over 350 staff.

Russell Jones & Walker have developed extensive experience of the problems faced by Police Officers and are committed to providing a thorough and effective service for members of the Federation.

Your Federation Representative

If you have a problem or need some advice then your first call should be to your Gwent Federation Representative

Personal injury on or off duty



A service for Police Federation members

If you are a contributing member of the Police Federation of England & Wales and have suffered any personal injury on or off duty you are entitled to free legal advice and support to obtain financial compensation.

Federation fund rules cover claims for physical and mental injury where someone else is to blame. All claims are authorised by the Police Federation. Specialist nation-wide solicitors with over 45 years experience of acting for Police Officers will quickly help you to find out if you have a claim and ensure you obtain full damages. In the last two years we recovered just over £42 million in compensation for police officers.

Unlike many other personal injury schemes, injured officers keep all their compensation.

For a confidential discussion call 0800 9171 999.

The Federation scheme now covers members of your family. If a member of your family has been injured SINCE MAY 2003, they can call PF Claimline too.

The Personal Injury Department at Russell Jones and Walker handles all types of compensation claims arising from RTA’s, criminal activity, work place injuries and training and defective equipment.

Your local Russell Jones and Walker office is based in Cardiff and has more than ten specialist personal injury practitioners. The team is headed by partners Michael Imperato and Nicholas Collins.


Russell Jones and Walker also have a Clinical Negligence Department who can advise members or their families who have suffered as a result of a medical accident, the department is headed by partner Gillian Solly and based in our Bristol Office.


Criminal Department

The RJW Criminal Department handles small criminal and misconduct matters. Experienced members of the department are available throughout the Country 24 hours a day. For Gwent Police Officers the department is headed by partner Ian Wilson who is based in Bristol and he is assisted by Margaret Evans also in Bristol and by Jon Nutman in Cardiff. If you need help in an emergency and cannot contact the Federation, please call our 24 hour number: 0800 908 977, you will put you in touch with one of the team of criminal lawyers.

Employment Department

RJW's experienced Employment Department covers all aspects of Police Regulations and the statutory framework within which members work.
Queries by Gwent Police Officers will ordinarily be handled by the Employment Team based in Cardiff. Certain issues may be dealt with by members of the Employment Team in London.

The team in Cardiff is headed by partner Barry Clarke. Barry has particular expertise in discrimination law, the regulation of investigatory powers and whistleblowing cases. He takes a national role in equality and diversity training for the Police Federation, which has recently involved extensive guidance on the extension of disability discrimination law to police officers. Other members of the team include solicitors Rachel Harfield and Juliette Franklin. They cover the usual range of police employment work, including Employment Tribunal representation, but have particular expertise in police pensions work.

The employment department gives regular advice to Police Federation representatives and can provide assistance direct to members when authorised by the relevant rank Central Committee.

Education Law

Russell Jones and Walker can advise officers and their families nation wide about admissions and exclusion issues, bullying, educational negligence and obtaining proper provisions for children with special educational needs. This is not covered by the Federation Scheme, however Legal Aid is available subject to status and often in the name of the child. The Education Department is based at RJW's Cardiff office and is regarded by the leading independent legal directories as one of the leading Educational Legal Departments in the country. Contact Michael Imperato or Carol Davies at the Cardiff office.

Wills and Legal Helpline

The Legal Helpline is available 24 hours a day offering high quality legal advice on virtually any personal legal matter. RJW also offer discounted Wills. For more information on the services please contact:
Legal Helpline Team: 0845 601 1907
Wills Team: 0845 601 1908

Litigation Business and Private Client Group

This department provides a wide range of services including; deformation, contentious probate, commercial litigation, business services, conveyancing, property litigation, family matrimonial disputes, professional negligence.

This department is based at our London Office.