9 Park Place has ‘a wide range of counsel of all levels’, with members regularly instructed in serious prosecution and defence work, including terrorism, murder, drug offences, and sexual crimes. Heath Edwards has a broad practice, frequently defending in complex, multi-handed organised crime cases and is ’a superb advocate, quickly getting to grips with a case and conducting persuasive cross-examination’. Owen Williams, known as ‘a tenacious advocate’, is currently representing a defendant in an ongoing murder trial. Matthew Cobbe is praised as ’a robust and tenacious advocate’, bringing strength and determination to his criminal defence work.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Profile
Work Department
Crime
Position
Matthew is an experienced barrister specialising in all aspects of criminal work. He prosecutes for the Complex Crime Unit and for OCSAU."
"Particularly adept at prosecuting serious drug or sexual offences."
(Legal 500, 2021)
Previous editions of The Legal 500 recommends him as a leading junior whose "broad practice covers murder, fraud and sexual offences matters" and is recommended for "sensitive serious sexual offences cases" and as being "experienced in cases involving historic sexual abuse."
A fluent Welsh speaker, he is able to conduct trials in Welsh.
Career
Called 1998, Gray’s Inn.
Languages
Welsh.
Memberships
Matthew is a member of the Criminal Bar Association.
Education
- Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf
- Exeter University (Law)
- Cardiff University (Criminology and Criminal Justice)
- Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Vocational Course)
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Testimonials
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- 'Nigel East and Sam Johnson are very proactive.'
- 'The clerking is excellent, particularly Sam Johnson and Nigel East, who are well organised.'
- 9 Park Place has a dependable clerking team.'
- 'The clerks are very accommodating and happy to assist.'
- '9 Park Place is the most experienced criminal set.'
- '9 Park Place is easy to deal with and good at providing counsel of choice.'
- '9 Park Place is a very professional chambers with a reputation for quality across the board.'
- '9 Park Place has strength in depth at all levels of a barrister.'