Owen Dear
UK Guide 2025
Band 4 : Employment
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About
Provided by Owen Dear
Practice Areas
Owen advises on all aspects of employment law; from day-to-day HR issues including disciplinary and grievance matters, to major commercial transactions involving transfers, restructures and redundancies. He particularly enjoys working with clients, which include a wide range of SMEs, national corporate and charitable organisations, on major projects including those related to gender pay gap reporting, equal pay, national minimum wage and data protection, helping them to overcome complex and sensitive challenges so that they can get on with what they do best.
Owen also represents both employers and employees before the Employment Tribunal and County Courts, and in negotiations; applying his skills in dispute resolution.
Career
Owen trained and qualified in 2008 with an Oxfordshire based firm undertaking employment work and a full range of contentious litigation. Owen has since worked in both Cardiff and the City of London, before returning to Oxfordshire when he joined the firm in 2013.
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers' Association
Personal
Owen is a keen rugby fan and although he has hung up his boots, he still enjoys watching matches. He also enjoys spending his spare time with his family.
Chambers Review
UK
Owen Dear has notable experience in senior executive exit plans and related issues. He also skilfully assists with defending tribunal claims and contract amendment matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I cannot overstate how impressed we are with Owen. His advice is considered, commercial and expert. He is also skilled at translating complex information for a lay audience."
"His advice is clear and pragmatic, and from experience, he's always been spot on with his evaluation of an employee situation."
"Owen is an experienced employment law expert. Any dealings with him have always been handled promptly and efficiently."
"He is pragmatic in his approach and has a great deal of compassion when dealing with difficult situations."
"He is skilled at translating complex information for a lay audience."
"I cannot overstate how impressed we are with Owen. His advice is considered, commercial and expert. He is also skilled at translating complex information for a lay audience."
"His advice is clear and pragmatic, and from experience, he's always been spot on with his evaluation of an employee situation."
"Owen is an experienced employment law expert. Any dealings with him have always been handled promptly and efficiently."
"He is pragmatic in his approach and has a great deal of compassion when dealing with difficult situations."
"He is skilled at translating complex information for a lay audience."