Helen Molyneux

Molyneux was born March 1965, 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]

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]