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Owen Davies QC MA (Cantab)


Owen Davies QC is joint Head of Chambers with Courtenay Griffiths QC

Practice

CRIME

Owen's practice covers all aspects of serious crime including serious fraud, homicide, serious sexual offences, drugs, terrorism and money laundering.

Recent cases include

  • R v Jama murder of woman police officer, attempted murder of another, to be retried after failure of jury to agree
  • R v Siraj Ali and ors Terrorism offences arising out of the London tube bombing in 2005
  • R v Mohammed and ors terrorism offences relating to support of Al Shabbab in Somalia
  • R v Balakrishnabarathy Old Bailey 2008, murder - Tamil feud
  • R v Ashley Cohen and ors Sheffield 2008, murder - gangland

EXTRADITION

Astrid Proll Member of the Baader Meinhof group

Pinochet extradition of former head of state for torture

Azevedo President of Benfica to Portugal

Al Fawaz extraditon to US of member of Al 'Qaeda


EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Owen has previously been involved in a case challenging immunity from liability for torture in a civil suit for damages in respect of injuries received in Kuwait.


PRIVY COUNCIL

Since 1995 Owen has undertaken in excess of 30 appeals to the Privy Council in respect of capital cases. Owen is also a member of the PC Panel.

He does occasional work in the Inter American Committee on Human Rights, which has included an appearance in Washington.

PUBLIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Advice and applications for judicial review in the area of :

  • Immigration and asylum
  • Crime
  • Mental health
  • Prison law

Control orders under the Terrorism Act 2005 in the Administrative Court and Court of Appeal;

The Pergau Dam case

The Railway Privatisation case (Save Our Railways v Sec State)

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

As standing Counsel to Greenpeace, has argued public interest challenges e.g. the THORP nuclear facility and the trial of all 28 GM crop protesters.

Current commitments outside independent practice:

1974 Onwards : Member of chambers now Garden Court Chambers.

Since 1995 elected Head of Chambers responsible for the conduct of 115 barristers, 28 adminstrative staff, and the administration and efficiency of chambers.

As a Master of the Bench, responsible for Student and Pupils' Affairs and Chair of the Committee. Also a member of the committees for Advocacy, Education and Training and Practice Management.

Grade A Advocacy Teacher.

Since Jan 2009 member of the Executive Committee of the Inner Temple.

Teacher of advocacy at the International Criminal Tribunal at the Hague.

Chair of a disciplinary tribunal of the Bar Standards Board responsible for trying cases of professional misconduct.

Societies

Owen is a member of The South Eastern Circuit, Administrative Law Bar Association (of which he has been Secretary and Chair), Criminal Bar Association, Foreign and Commonwealth Pro Bono Panel, Liberty and JUSTICE. He is also one of the Trustees of the Redress Trust for victims of torture.

Publications

Owen has published and contributed to numerous articles on human rights, criminal law, law and information technology, public law, extradition, humanitarian laws of war, and German legal affairs.

Training

Owen's lecture commitments include talks and seminars on crime, extradition, international human rights, the humanitarian laws of warfare, immigration, asylum, use of information technology in the profession. Owen is also a fluent German speaker, he often lectures and works in Germany.

 

 Owen Davies QC MA (Cantab)

Year of Call
1973

1995 Called to the Bar of Antigua and Barbuda

Queen's Counsel
1999

Education
1999 Recorder of the Crown Court (part time judge), 2008 qualified to try serious sex cases, 2008 Accredited Mediator

Languages
German (fluent) and French.

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Telephone
020 7993 7721

Practice Areas
Owen Davies QC MA (Cantab) is a member of the following Practice Areas:
- Civil Law
- Claims Against The Police & Public Authorities
- Crime
- Extradition Law
- Fraud & Regulatory
- Inquests
- Planning & Environmental Law
- Public & Administrative Law

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