Richard Slade KC is a versatile silk with a wide commercial practice, with particular expertise in commercial litigation, banking and insurance/reinsurance disputes. He has been consistently ranked in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for many years as a leading practitioner in these areas, being described as "a real team player and a real battler" (Chambers & Partners), “more than happy to roll his sleeves up and get stuck in” (Chambers & Partners) . He was instructed by UBS in UBS AG v Kommunale Wasserwerke Leipzig from 2010 up to the Court of Appeal in 2017, and is currently engaged in enforcing a USD 350m worldwide freezing order in a Russian joint venture dispute.