Richard Cook > Trethowans LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile
Trethowans LLP Offices
THE PAVILION, BOTLEIGH GRANGE BUSINESS PARK
HEDGE END
SOUTHAMPTON
SO30 2AF
England
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Richard Cook
Work Department
Commercial litigation team.
Position
Richard is a partner in the Commercial Litigation team in Southampton. He is a highly experienced commercial litigator with over 30 years of experience handling cases of substantial value for a wide variety of clients, from public listed companies to owner managed businesses.
Richard’s most high profile case was Johnson v Gore Wood, a case which went to the House of Lords and is still the leading authority on abuse of process concerning claims brought by related parties.
Richard’s other reported cases include Youlton v Charles Russell, a £4 million professional negligence claim which involved a 6 day trial in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice (and in which judgment was given in our client’s favour) and Kingsway Hall Hotel Limited v Red Sky IT (Hounslow) Limited, a ten day trial over defective software, which again was successfully decided in our client’s favour.
He has considerable experience in a wide variety of areas including professional negligence, intellectual property (mainly copyright and trade mark infringement) and defamation.
Career
Trained: Lovells; Frere Cholmeley; Manches and Shoosmiths; qualified 1983. Partner Trethowans 2009.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
Having grown significantly in the areas of property litigation, contentious trusts, and financial services, the Trethowans LLP commercial litigation department is known for representing major corporations and high-net-worth-individuals in such disputes. The team works closely across the firm’s offices in Winchester, Poole, and Bournemouth, enabling it to draw on vast resources to solve multi-faceted claims. Southampton-based practice head Karl Cameron specialises in property disputes and construction claims, while Richard Cook boasts over 35 years’ experience in handling contract claims. Jennifer Bowes deals with insolvency-related litigation. From the Salisbury office, Amy Croxford is also noted. Mark Osgood joined the team from Moore Barlow in May 2024, bringing his experience in handling insolvency disputes.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Hampshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Hampshire
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Hampshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Hampshire
- Employment > Employment: Hampshire
- Private client > Family: Hampshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Professional negligence