Luke Bowyer

About Luke Bowyer

Called 2016

Luke joined Chambers in October 2018 following successful completion of pupillage. He primarily practices criminal law and regularly prosecutes in Crown, Magistrates’ and Youth courts across London and the South East. He is a CPS Panel Grade 2 advocate. Luke’s experience covers all areas of criminal law, including motoring offences, violent crime, sexual offences, drugs, fraud and dishonesty offences.

Luke has frequently been instructed in appeals to the Crown Court and is familiar with the procedural and evidential complications that can arise from this process. Recent instructions also include Crown Court trials for possession of offensive weapons, domestic burglaries and theft of motor vehicles.

Luke has previously worked for the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, where he supported research into transnational criminal justice issues including corruption, economic crime, cybercrime and regulation of cryptocurrencies. He assisted in the design and delivery of practical research and training in combating transnational criminal issues in Mauritius and in Uganda for the East Africa region, meeting and working with delegates from across the region and the Commonwealth. After completing the BPTC he continued to support this work in a freelance capacity. He also has experience working in the legal sector in his birthplace of the Isle of Man and retains connections to the jurisdiction.

In his spare time Luke enjoys reading, cooking and managing his garden.

Education

BA Law (Hons.) (Cantab – Selwyn)
LLM (Public Law), University College London
BPTC, University of Law

Scholarships:

Gray’s Inn Bacon Scholarship – BPTC
Gray’s Inn Vocalise Award

Memberships:

Criminal Bar Association
Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association
CPS Panel Advocate Grade 1
CPS Panel Grade 2

Notable cases:

• R v F (2018) – Successfully prosecuted multi-day offensive weapon trial.
• R v G (2018) – Successfully prosecuted multi-day domestic burglary trial at the Central Criminal Court. Contested issue of identification. Defendant received a significant custodial sentence.
• R v D (2018) – Successfully resisted appeal from Appellant seeking to rely on mental health reasons for failing to provide a breath sample for drink drive analysis.