Hywel has built a practice predominately consisting of criminal defence work. He has experience representing defendants charged with a wide range of offences including: s.18 grievous bodily harm and sexual assault of a child under 13, through to large scale supply of Class A drugs, Fraud and Conspiracy offences.  

Since joining chambers, Hywel has begun prosecuting cases in the Crown Court and is developing this aspect of his practice. 

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Hywel also has experience defending in other areas of the law, including Appeals against the Home Office in Immigration and Asylum matters and Court Marshalls at Bulford Military Court, Salisbury. 

 

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NOTABLE CASES

R v G and others– Defended one of 9 defendants charged with large scale conspiracy to defraud. This trial lasting 5 weeks.  

R v J and other – Defended one of 7 defendants charged with conspiracy to burgle over 140 homes in a 3-month period. This trial lasting 4 weeks. 

R v P and others – Defended in a large scale conspiracy to supply hundreds of thousands of pounds of Class A drugs to the Swansea area. 

R v LL – Defended a client charged with serious sexual offences who used controlled drugs to facilitate the abuse over the course of months. The defendant was the grandfather of the complainant.  

R v W – Defended a client charged with the supply of 8 ½ kilograms of heroin in the Swansea area over a 2 year period. 

R v N – Defended a client charged with the production of hundreds of thousands of pounds of cannabis plants. 

R v S and others – Defended a client charged with county lines supply of controlled drugs, kidnap, serious violence and possession of a bladed article. 

R v S and others – Defended a youth charged with Aggravated burglary, Supply of controlled drugs and other serious violence.