Dispute resolution.

Richard has wide ranging expertise and specialisms and advises on contractual disputes, directors’ duties, civil fraud, insolvency, professional negligence, injunctions and financial services disputes. He acts for organisations in a variety of commercial disputes and also advises private individuals and entrepreneurs. Richard has particular expertise acting for and advising directors and management teams in relation to civil litigation.

He is experienced in both obtaining and defending injunctive proceedings, including Freezing and Search Orders. His focus is on achieving commercial and cost effective results and often advises on risk management approaches and strategies to avoid pursuing a dispute through the courts.

Richard has been appointed by the High Court to act as a Supervising Solicitor in relation to the execution of Search Orders.

Trained Norton Rose; qualified 1991; Kingsley Napley 1995 to date; partner 1999; head of the Disputes department since 2013.

City of London Law Society Litigation Sub-Committee and the Committee of the Fraud Lawyers Association (FLA); Law Society; London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA); Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA)

Sevenoaks School, Kent; Kingston Polytechnic (1988 LLB 2(1)); College of Law, Guildford (1989).

Football, golf, cycling.