Mr Richard Sandford > Walker Morris LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Walker Morris LLP Offices
33 Wellington Street
LEEDS
LS1 4DL
England
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Mr Richard Sandford
Work Department
Banking Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Richard is well-known in the marketplace and has many years’ experience acting on behalf of banks, building societies and asset finance companies. His expertise covers all aspects of litigation, including secured and unsecured debt recovery, operational loss issues, satisfactory quality claims, title disputes, guarantees, mortgages, and professional negligence claims. He is recommended by clients for his innovative approach and excellent problem solving skills, and is noted as someone who takes the time and trouble to understand the client’s team and what they are trying to achieve, and is a calming influence when litigation gets heated.
Richard is described in the Legal 500 Guide to the Legal Profession as “extremely able and robust” and “the members of his Banking Dispute Resolution Team are of the highest calibre, and really know their stuff”.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
The finance dispute resolution team at Walker Morris LLP acts for a range of clients including challenger banks, fintechs and payment services providers. It is also described as the ‘go-to team for many high street and commercial lenders’. Practice co-chair Rob Payne – praised for his ‘ very commercial and pragmatic legal advice’ – is equipped to handle a range of work including exit advice, fraud and asset-tracing. Fellow co-practice chair Richard Sandford is praised for his ‘great eye for detail’. Ellen McLean is acquainted with the intricacies of complex mortgage fraud.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Public sector > Local government
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Public sector > Education
- Projects, energy and natural resources (including PFI) > Energy and projects
- Real estate > Environment
- Public sector > Health
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Employment > Pensions