Richard acts for both Claimants and Defendants in Clinical Negligence, Inquests, Abuse, Human Rights, and Court of Protection litigation.
Richard acts for both Claimants and Defendants in Clinical Negligence, Inquests, Abuse, Human Rights, and Court of Protection litigation.
Most of Richard’s work across those practice areas is in the Healthcare and Social Care sectors.
Richard has extensive experience of:
- Inquests, particularly concerning medical/surgical treatment, psychiatric treatment, social care, deprivation of liberty, and multi-agency deaths.
- The full range of clinical negligence cases, especially delayed diagnosis of cancer, and cases raising issue of consent and capacity.
- Litigation around psychiatric treatment (inquests and negligence claims), in particular regarding risk assessment, ground leave, s.17 leave, etc.
- Court of protection (Health and Welfare) cases, including medical treatment, Deprivation of Liberty and a range of s.16 applications.
- Inherent Jurisdiction applications in relation to vulnerable children and adults.
- Deprivation of liberty of children and young adults, often advising hospital trusts in relation to IJ/family proceedings.
- Secondary victim claims.
- Claims against local authorities in relation to social care, failure to remove, breach of ECHR, etc.
- Sexual Abuse
Personal Injury Bar Association
Professional Negligence Bar Association
2007, University of Liverpool (Chester): BSc Hons, First Class
2008, College of Law: Graduate Diploma in Law, Commendation
2009, College of Law: Bar Vocational Course, Very Competent
2009, College of Law: LLB Hons (2:1)