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Owen Edwards

Owen specialises in criminal and regulatory law. He is the Chambers Criminal Team leader, the Chester Junior and the Circuit Representative of the Criminal Bar Association.

He lectures on a range of criminal topics and co-ordinates criminal training for new practitioners.
Practice Areas
Crime
Criminal Practice:

Owen has a significant criminal practice with several high profile cases to his name. He prosecutes and defends in cases involving homicide, fraud, sexual and drugs offences.

He also has a significant Regulatory practice particularly Health & Safety fatalities.

He is also a category 4 prosecutor and a member of the Attorney General’s Panel

Notable Cases:

R -v- Orlando Santos -double murder
R -v- Hibbert & McCall - £1million Astra Zenecca fraud
R -v- KJ - multiple rape
Powys CC -v- Proctor - Health & Safety fatality
R -v- Welch & Hunt - NWDA fraud
R -v- Travis - Murder - diminished responsibility
Operation Autumn - large scal drug conspiracy
R -v- Spruce et al - Northwich murder case

Personal Interests:

Football
Food


Other Languages:

Welsh
 

 

Inn of Court: Lincoln's Inn
Year of Call: 1992