Yr Athro Richard Owen

Athro, Law

w.r.owen@abertawe.ac.uk

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Llawr Gwaelod
Technium Digidol
Campws Singleton

Dolenni Ymchwil

Trosolwg

Dechreuodd Richard ei yrfa fel cyfreithiwr dan hyfforddiant, ac yna’n gyfreithiwr cynorthwyol, gyda Chorfforaeth Glo Prydain. Yn dilyn hynny aeth i Ysgol y Gyfraith Ynysoedd Cayman ac roedd yn aelod o Siambrau Twrnai Cyffredinol Ynysoedd y Cayman.

Wedi dod yn ôl i'r Deyrnas Unedig ef oedd Cyfarwyddwr Clinig Prifysgol Essex cyn ymuno â Phrifysgol Abertawe fel Cyfarwyddwr Clinig y Gyfraith Abertawe ym mis Ionawr 2017.

Yn gyn Gadeirydd Cymdeithas Athrawon y Gyfraith, roedd Richard hefyd yn aelod o Bwyllgor Cynghori Cymru Comisiwn y Gyfraith. Bu hefyd yn Ymgynghorydd Cymru Canolfan Addysg Gyfreithiol y DU, yn athro gwadd ym Mhrifysgol Fudan, Gweriniaeth y Bobl Tsieina o dan Raglen Gydweithredol yr UE-Tsieina, yn Adolygydd Annibynnol ar gyfer Sefydliad Siartredig y Gweithredwyr Cyfreithiol, ac yn adolygydd ar gyfer yr Asiantaeth Sicrhau Ansawdd. Ar hyn o bryd, mae Richard yn aelod o Bwyllgor Cymru Cymdeithas y Cyfreithwyr a bu hefyd yn aelod o'i Phwyllgor Mynediad at Gyfiawnder.

Richard oedd golygydd adran Policy and Educational Developments The Law Teacher: The International Journal of Legal Education ac mae'n parhau i fod ar y Bwrdd Golygyddol. Mae hefyd yn adolygydd ar gyfer yr International Journal of Clinical Legal Education. Mae wedi cynnull nifer o gynadleddau ar addysg gyfreithiol yng Nghymru, yn fwyaf diweddar ar gyfer y Rhwydwaith Ymchwil Addysg Gyfreithiol (LERN) ym mis Ebrill 2016.

Yn ogystal â rhedeg clinigau sy'n rhoi cyngor a chymorth cychwynnol i aelodau'r cyhoedd ynghylch pynciau fel tai, torperthynas, materion defnyddwyr, a chyfraith cyflogaeth, mae Richard hefyd wedi cynnal prosiect cyfraith carchardai ar y cyd â'r Gwasanaeth Cyngor i Garcharorion, a Phrosiect Camweinyddu Cyfiawnder ar y cyd ag Inside Justice.

Ar hyn o bryd mae Richard yn aelod o Fwrdd Cynghori LawWorks Cymru, Pwyllgor Mynediad at Gyfiawnder Cymdeithas y Cyfreithwyr, ac mae'n rhedeg Desg Gymorth Ymgyfreithio yng Nghanolfan Cyfiawnder Sifil Abertawe. Mae'n Gadeirydd grŵp llywio Rhwydwaith Cyngor Rhanbarthol Abertawe Castell-nedd Port Talbot ac mae'n ymddiriedolwr i'r elusen iechyd meddwl, Hafal.

Dysgwch fwy am Glinig y Gyfraith.

Meysydd Arbenigedd

Addysg gyfreithiol glinigol
Gwasanaethau cyngor cyfreithiol
Cyfraith Cymru
Mynediad at gyfiawnder

Uchafbwyntiau Gyrfa

Prif Wobrau

Cymrawd Addysgu Cenedlaethol 2019

Rownd derfynol Gwobr Athro’r Gyfraith y Flwyddyn OUP 2018

Cyhoeddiadau

Uchafbwyntiau Ymchwil

Owen, R. (n.d.) Lawyers as leaders: developing students’ leadership skills to create a more sustainable planet.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59459
https://www.gaje.org/page-18104
Owen, R. (2022). Rebellious lawyering theory, sustainability and clinical legal education. In Omar Madhloom and Hugh McFaull (Ed.), Thinking About Clinical Legal Education: Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives Routledge
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59447
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429299247-14/rebellious-lawyering-theory-sustainability-clinical-legal-education-richard-owen
Owen, R. (2020). How to create a government that considers future generations
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55956
https://theconversation.com/how-to-create-a-government-that-considers-future-generations-148947
Owen, R. (2011). International Forum on Teaching Legal Ethics and Professionalism. The Law Teacher, 45(1), 130-131.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2011.546970, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55829
Owen, R. (2021). The clinical legal education handbook. The Law Teacher, 55(2), 272-273.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2020.1849917, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55830

Holl Ymchwil

Erthyglau Cylchgronau

Owen, R. (2021). The clinical legal education handbook. The Law Teacher, 55(2), 272-273.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2020.1849917, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55830
Owen, R. (2020). Sustainability and University Law Clinic. International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, 27(3), 77-145.
https://doi.org/10.19164/ijcle.v27i3.1040, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55689
Owen, R. (2017). LawZone: Mapping Unmet Legal Need. International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, 24(2), 3-42.
https://doi.org/10.19164/ijcle.v24i2.596, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34036
http://www.northumbriajournals.co.uk/index.php/ijcle/article/view/596
Owen, R. (2015). Alternative business structures and university law clinics: Q & A with University of Law and Nottingham Law School. The Law Teacher, 49(2), 257-260.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2015.1042759, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34599
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03069400.2015.1042759?journalCode=ralt20
Owen, R. (2014). Is there an elephant in the room? Fee-charging McKenzie Friends, university law clinics and the Legal Services Consumer Panel. The Law Teacher, 48(3), 367-371.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2014.965963, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34598
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03069400.2014.965963?scroll=top&needAccess=true&journalCode=ralt20
Owen, R. (2014). Gathering the Excluded Voice: The TXT Inside/TXT Outside Project. International Journal of Clinical Legal Education, 21(1), 5-41.
https://doi.org/10.19164/ijcle.v21i1.12, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34033
http://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/ijcle/issue/view/9
Owen, R. (2011). International Forum on Teaching Legal Ethics and Professionalism. The Law Teacher, 45(1), 130-131.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2011.546970, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55829
Owen, R. (2010). The view at the start of the decade. The Law Teacher, 44(1), 75-86.
https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400903541369, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34056
Owen, R. (2009). Turning the assessed into assessors using asynchronous tutor‐mediated peer assessment. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 1(2), 46-55.
https://doi.org/10.1108/17581184200900013, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34055

Penodau Llyfrau

Owen, R. (2022). Rebellious lawyering theory, sustainability and clinical legal education. In Omar Madhloom and Hugh McFaull (Ed.), Thinking About Clinical Legal Education: Philosophical and Theoretical Perspectives Routledge
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59447
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780429299247-14/rebellious-lawyering-theory-sustainability-clinical-legal-education-richard-owen

Cyfraniadau Cynadleddau

Owen, R. (2017). Legal Education Research Network (LERN) Cymru. Legal Wales Conference.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35853
Owen, R. (2017). Access to Justice as a Human Right.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35854
Owen, R. (2016). Legal Essex: mapping unmet legal need. The Risks & Rewards of Clinical Legal Education.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35856
http://accle.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016-Program.pdf
Owen, R. (2014). Can there be a separate legal and training agenda for Wales?. W.G. Hart Legal Workshop Series.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35857
Owen, R. (2013). Working in Partnership for Access for Justice.. Legal Wales Conference.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35858
Owen, R. (2013). The TXT Inside/TXT Outside Project. Eleventh International Journal of Clinical Legal Education/ Twelfth Australian Clinical Legal Education Conference Common Ground sharing across models of experiential legal education..
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35859
Owen, R. (2011). The Implications for Legal Education of the Government of Wales Act 2006 or towards the fourth UK jurisdiction?. Association of Law Teachers’ 46th Annual Conference Crossing Borders: Legal Education United.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35860
Owen, R. (2010). Making a Difference: Using Clinical Legal Education for Policy Change. The Eighth International Journal of Clinical Legal Education Conference in association with the Clinical Legal Education Organisation..
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35861
Owen, R. (2010). Developing students’ critical thinking skills through peer assessment and information literacy. Learning in Law Annual Conference 2010: Perspectives on progress.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35862
Owen, R. (2009). Turning the Assessed into Assessors: Innovation in Assessment to Develop Students’ Critical Thinking and Key Skills through Peer Assessment.. Association of Law Teachers’ 44th Annual Conference Legal Education: Extending the Boundaries.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35863
Owen, R. (2008). Mapping Legal Education in Wales - does the agenda of the legal professional bodies fulfil the requirements of the regional educational, economic and cultural agenda in Wales?. Regional Development Problems in the Context of the European Union conference.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35866
Owen, R. (2008). Petitions and the Voluntary Sector: Will Civil Society Strengthen Liberal Democracy and Revitalise Legal Education?. Association of Law Teachers 43rd Annual Conference Engaging Law Teachers.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35864
Owen, R. (2008). Government of Wales Act 2006: The Implications for Legal Education. Learning in Law Annual Conference (Dis)integration...designs on the law curriculum..
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35865
Owen, R. (2001). Direct Effect of International Agreements in EU Law. EU – China Higher Education Co-operation Programme Conference.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35867
Owen, R. (n.d.) Lawyers as leaders: developing students’ leadership skills to create a more sustainable planet.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa59459
https://www.gaje.org/page-18104

Cynnyrch Ymchwil Arall

Owen, R. (2020). How to create a government that considers future generations
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55956
https://theconversation.com/how-to-create-a-government-that-considers-future-generations-148947
Owen, R. (2017). Legal Updates: Emerging Welsh Law and Procedure
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35855
https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/emerging-welsh-law-and-procedure/5062903.article
Owen, R. (2016). What are McKenzie friends and why are they appearing in more courtrooms?
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34667
https://theconversation.com/what-are-mckenzie-friends-and-why-are-they-appearing-in-more-courtrooms-65756
Owen, R. (n.d.) Wales is leading the world with its new public health law
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa34666
https://theconversation.com/wales-is-leading-the-world-with-its-new-public-health-law-78302

Modiwlau a Addysgir

LAA366 Clinical Legal Education

The module examines, in a clinical setting, a number of issues surrounding the provision of legal advice and involves the student training as an adviser with the Swansea University¿s Law Clinic. As a result, this provides practical experience of advice work, mainly, but not exclusively, of a legal nature. The module starts with an induction into clinical advice work. The rest of the training as an adviser continues as part of the advice sessions during the module. The module looks at issues surrounding advice work such as the ethics of advice giving, the experience of giving advice, access to justice, and appropriateness of issues to raise in conversation with clients. It will also look at giving advice to different types of client including individuals, small businesses, and people with special needs including those with mental health issues. Later in the module students are also directly involved in providing advice work, and give, with appropriate supervision and support, advice over a range of areas which could include social security law, prison law, equality law, housing law, consumer law, contracts, miscarriage of justice cases and employment law. Some students, from time to time, will also assist supervisors in giving advice in immigration law and mediation. There will also be opportunities for students to be involved in community education projects of a legal nature. In order to complete this module, students are committing to train and volunteer as clinic volunteers. Therefore they are undertaking obligations to the clinic including the commitment to behave ethically according to legal professional norms and that they will provide, on average, four hours of advice per week. In addition to advising clients, students will participate in regular team meetings which will reflect on the wider societal significance of problems they have encountered, reflect critically on how the law is operating, and think of creative ways of resolving problems. Before students can advise in the Clinic they will have to have attended the training sessions on ethics and alternative sources of funding.
LAA367 Clinical Legal Education

The module examines, in a clinical setting, a number of issues surrounding the provision of legal advice and involves the student training as an adviser with the Swansea University¿s Law Clinic. As a result, this provides practical experience of advice work, mainly, but not exclusively, of a legal nature. The module starts with an induction into clinical advice work. The rest of the training as an adviser continues as part of the advice sessions during the module. The module looks at issues surrounding advice work such as the ethics of advice giving, the experience of giving advice, access to justice, and appropriateness of issues to raise in conversation with clients. It will also look at giving advice to different types of client including individuals, small businesses, and people with special needs including those with mental health issues. Later in the module students are also directly involved in providing advice work, and give, with appropriate supervision and support, advice over a range of areas which could include social security law, prison law, equality law, housing law, consumer law, contracts, miscarriage of justice cases and employment law. Some students, from time to time, will also assist supervisors in giving advice in immigration law and mediation. There will also be opportunities for students to be involved in community education projects of a legal nature. In order to complete this module, students are committing to train and volunteer as clinic volunteers. Therefore they are undertaking obligations to the clinic including the commitment to behave ethically according to legal professional norms and that they will provide, on average, four hours of advice per week. In addition to advising clients, students will participate in regular team meetings which will reflect on the wider societal significance of problems they have encountered, reflect critically on how the law is operating, and think of creative ways of resolving problems. Before students can advise in the Clinic they will have to have attended the training sessions on ethics and alternative sources of funding.