Owen specialises in criminal law. He is regularly instructed to appear for both the prosecution and the defence in cases involving homicide, serious violence, large-scale drugs conspiracies and rape and serious sexual offences.
For several years Legal 500 has ranked Owen as a Tier 1 practitioner and a Leading Junior.
“Owen has a grasp of the case very quickly and is able to communicate this in an effective way to the client and Court very effectively. No case is too problematic for Owen to resolve”.
(Legal 500 2022)
In previous editions of the Legal 500 he has been "recommended for cases involving murder, serious sexual offences and gross negligence manslaughter".
He is a Grade 4 prosecutor and is on the Specialist Panel for Prosecuting Rape and Serious Sexual Offences (RASSO).
Additionally, Owen has experience of prosecuting and defending in a wide range of cases brought by local authorities and government departments.
Called 2000, Gray’s Inn.
Tribunal Judge – Mental Health Review Tribunal Wales