Richard joined the Chancery and Commercial team as a pupil in 1994, having previously worked on property law reform at the Law Commission.
Richard’s practice covers most aspects of chancery and commercial law, but with a particular emphasis on real estate litigation (commercial and residential) and associated areas such as professional negligence, banking, Inheritance Act claims, administration of estates and corporate and personal insolvency. He is at home dealing with individual clients, major banks or anyone in between.
As well as carrying out drafting and advisory work, Richard has extensive experience of trial work and other litigation in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, as well as before the Property Tribunal.
Chancery Bar Association
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern and North Eastern Circuits
University: Cambridge (Downing College)
Degree: MA Hons (Law)
Awards: University ECS Wade Prize for Administrative Law
Harris scholarship
Lincoln’s Inn Tancred and Hardwicke Scholar 1994