Work Department

Commercial and chancery law.

Position

Commercial and chancery Law, including: real property, landlord and tenant, contract, company, trusts, partnership, insolvency, wills, professional negligence, banking, sale of goods.

Education

Manchester Grammar School; University of Oxford, Brasenose College ( BA Oxon); Inns of Court School of Law. Awards and scholarships: Somerset Iver Exhibition – Brasenose College; Lord Justice Holker Award – Gray’s Inn.

Mentions

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Chancery, probate, and tax

HALL OF FAME2

Richard Chapman KC – 18 St John Street Chambers ‘Richard is very able, strong on paper and in court, and he has a very calm, reassuring, and professional manner.'

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Commercial litigation

HALL OF FAME1

Richard Chapman KC – 18 St John Street Chambers ‘Richard is responsive in relation to new instructions. He works collaboratively with instructing solicitors and provides client-friendly advice in relation to technical points of commercial law.’

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Company and insolvency

HALL OF FAME1

Richard Chapman KC – 18 St John Street Chambers 'Richard's written advocacy and advice in relation to complex areas of law is excellent.'

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Professional negligence

HALL OF FAME2

Richard Chapman KC – 18 St John Street Chambers ‘A silk who provides sagacious and commercial advice with the client's objectives foremost in mind.'

Northern Circuit • Regional Bar

Property and construction

HALL OF FAME2

Richard Chapman KC – 18 St John Street Chambers ‘Richard has great clarity of thought, and is a very good technical lawyer and impressive advocate.'