Owen John

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Owen is a highly skilled and experienced employment lawyer. He is a Partner and Head of the firm’s widely-regarded employment team and advises employers and employees on a wide range of employment law issues. He has extensive experience of bringing and defending complex and high-value Employment Tribunal claims, and has been involved in several successful and high-profile discrimination and unfair dismissal claims reported widely in the national media. He also regularly advises well-known and large-scale employers in the private, public, and third sectors on employment law issues as diverse as contractual disputes, disciplinaries and grievances, changing terms and conditions and dismissals. He also advises on restructures, discrimination, drafting contractual documents, TUPE and data protection. Owen also draws on his wealth of experience to advise and assist individuals and senior executives with their employment disputes. Owen is very experienced at delivering training on employment law and HR, to clients and to wider audiences, and is a regular contributor to the national media, on television and radio, on employment law and HR matters. A fluent Welsh-speaker, he regularly advises clients through the medium of Welsh and is one of the co-founders of Cyfreithwyr.com, a first-of-its kind Welsh language legal service.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 454474

  • Based in Cardiff
  • Licensed for 15 years

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Owen is a highly skilled and experienced employment lawyer. He is a Partner and Head of the firm’s widely-regarded employment team and advises employers and employees on a wide range of employment law issues. He has extensive experience of bringing and defending complex and high-value Employment Tribunal claims, and has been involved in several successful and high-profile discrimination and unfair dismissal claims reported widely in the national media. He also regularly advises well-known and large-scale employers in the private, public, and third sectors on employment law issues as diverse as contractual disputes, disciplinaries and grievances, changing terms and conditions and dismissals. He also advises on restructures, discrimination, drafting contractual documents, TUPE and data protection. Owen also draws on his wealth of experience to advise and assist individuals and senior executives with their employment disputes. Owen is very experienced at delivering training on employment law and HR, to clients and to wider audiences, and is a regular contributor to the national media, on television and radio, on employment law and HR matters. A fluent Welsh-speaker, he regularly advises clients through the medium of Welsh and is one of the co-founders of Cyfreithwyr.com, a first-of-its kind Welsh language legal service.

  • Regulated by: The Solicitors Regulation Authority

  • Regulator ID: 454474

  • Based in Cardiff
  • Licensed for 15 years

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  • Darwin Gray LLP

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    Until Present

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  • English
  • Welsh

Opening hours

Monday 09:00–17:30
Tuesday 09:00–17:30
Wednesday 09:00–17:30
Thursday 09:00–17:30
Friday 09:00–16:00
Saturday (Closed)
Sunday (Closed)

9 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HA

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Cai Gruffydd

Employment

Gwasanaeth effeithlon a phroffesiynol / Efficient and Professional Service

Gweithiodd Owen John yn ddi-flino i gael y tâl diswyddo oedd yn ddyledus i mi. Cefais gyngor da a chyfathrebodd Owen yn gyson gydaf i fy niweddaru ar ddatblygiadau'r achos. Gwasanaeth heb ei ail. / Owen John worked tirelessly to obtain the redundancy pay I was entitled to. I received sound advice and Owen communicated with me regularly to update me on developments in the case. Service was second to none.

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Diolch for your feedback, Cai!

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Chiara

Employment

Help with redundancy settlement

I needed help with a settlement agreement given to me by my employer. Owen John from Darwin Gray was very quick to help given the short turnaround I was given. Allt he details were well explained to me with legal advice and explanations provided. The service was excellent and prompt and I would highly recommend them.

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Thank you for the review Chiara. Lovely to hear that you were happy with Owen's work on your settlement agreement.

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Naomi

Employment

Excellent

Thanks to Owen John for his assistance with my case, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend, a pleasure to deal with and very efficient communication.

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Thank you for the lovely feedback Naomi. Glad to hear you were happy with the service received.

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Paul

Employment

Settlement Agreement

Owen was absolutely amazing, he took my case at very (very) short notice, we had one meeting and Owen had it all done and dusted in less than 2 hours. Fantastic service, and I would recommend Owen to anyone.

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Thank you, Paul, for the feedback! We're glad to hear you were happy with the service you received.

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Zoe Roberts

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Received support from Owen John and Heledd Ainsworth. From start to finish, the service was exceptional. I have never come across a team that is so responsive, and the knowledge on the support I needed was on another level. An added bonus was that both Heledd and Owen were Welsh, and this made the process a lot easier for me. I know beyond a doubt and as evidenced that making money is the least of their priority and customer service, and providing the best support is Dariwn Grays area. Thanks to both Heledd and Owen , i was extremely successful in my claim. Hopefully, I will not need to obtain legal advice again, but should I , then this is the first place I will go. Thankyou

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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David

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The service I received from Darwin Gray was exceptional. Owen was quick to respond to any correspondence and helped me through the entire process. He explained each part of the agreement with me to make it as easy as possible to digest each part of the agreement with me.

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Thank you for your review. We appreciate the positive feedback you have given us and look forward to working with you in the future.

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Simon

Darwin Gray (specifically Owen John) were very professional and efficient in their advice for an employment matter. Owen was very helpful and always responded promptly. I would have no hesitation recommending Owen and Darwin Gray, indeed I came to Owen through a friend's recommendation.

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Dear Simon Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. We really appreciate your feedback and will share your kind words with Owen and the team. Thanks

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Rees

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I used Darwin Gray recently and found their service to be outstanding, and great value. Owen John was both extremely responsive and also incredibly patient and thorough in his explanations of the finer details. I would not hesitate to recommend this law firm. 5 stars well deserved.

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Becs

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Becs

I have worked with Darwin Gray for a number of years and the level of service, professionalism and timely response is second to none. Owen John is an outstanding lawyer at the firm. I would highly recommend Darwin Gray to any business for employment counsel and support.

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Dear Becs, Thank you for leaving us a 5 star rating and such kind words. We are very happy to hear that you are satisfied with the services provided by Owen and our Employment team. Thanks.

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Ledia

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Ledia

PSS has worked with Darwin Gray for many years. I have had the pleasure to work with Owen John and I have always received excellent service. Thank you for prompt professional advice and support to Owen and Darwin Gray Team.

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Dear Ledia, Thank you for leaving this great review. We're delighted that you were happy with the service provided. Thanks.

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