Richard Stubbs

Business & Property Litigation

Richard is a busy member of Trinity’s Business & Property Group, regularly appearing in the High Court and County Court on matters from multi-day cases to applications as well as having appellate experience at up to Court of Appeal level.

Richard is recognised in the national directories for his business & property work. He represents clients from individuals to large corporates and has been on the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel for many years; now on the Regional A Panel. Richard’s practice covers:

Commercial

All forms of commercial and consumer disputes, sale of goods, restraint of trade, commercial fraud, company and partnership law, directors' duties (including disqualification), shareholder disputes, professional negligence and financial mis-selling.

Insolvency

Richard regularly deals with insolvency matters covering all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency. He deals with bankruptcies, voluntary arrangements, administrations, liquidations and all forms of petitions and applications.

Contentious Probate

Richard is regularly instructed in probate and trust matters including Inheritance Act claims.

Property

Richard accepts instructions in all areas of landlord and tenant; residential, commercial and agricultural. His property work includes housing disputes, easements, rights of way, boundary disputes and restrictive covenants.

Employment

"His knowledge of the law and excellent cross-examination technique marks him out as one of the leading employment barristers" Legal 500 2021.

Richard is well recognised for his employment expertise and is regularly instructed for multi-day hearings in all areas of employment and discrimination law. He regularly acts for individuals, unions, NHS Trusts, local authorities and companies. He has appellate experience in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the Court of Appeal. His practice includes  restraint of trade, discrimination, equal pay, whistleblowing, TUPE, unfair and wrongful dismissal and breach of contract.

Richard is recognised for his employment work in the national directories as well as having been appointed as Regional A Panel Counsel on the Attorney General’s Panel.

Sports

Richard’s practice covers sports law across various sports from football, rugby and boxing to show jumping and he is experienced in appearing before regulatory sports bodies in arbitrations as well as being a panel member of the FA NationalAnti-Discrimination Chairman’s Panel and a RFU Disciplinary Officer.

Mediation

Richard is an ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator. His mediation practice covers all of the areas in which he accepts work as a barrister. Trinity Chambers has facilities to undertake mediations.

APPOINTMENTS Attorney General's Regional Panel A of Counsel Football Association’s National Panel of Chairmen for Anti-Discrimination Cases RFU Disciplinary Officer Association of International Accountants Complaints Reviewer Equality & Human Rights Commission Preferred Panel of Counsel 2010 - 2014 ADR Group Accredited Civil and Commercial Mediator Falkland Islands Approved Lawyer List MEMBERSHIPS Employment Lawyers Association R3 – The Association of Business Recovery Professionals Industrial Law Society North Eastern Circuit Commercial Bar Association LECTURES & SEMINARS

Richard regularly provides CPD accredited seminars and training, including for MBL Seminars.

EDUCATION & AWARDS BA (Hons) Law with French, University of Newcastle Wolfson Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn Certificat d’Études Juridiques en France, Université Nancy II ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Richard regularly acts across the country and has appeared in cases from Aberdeen to Southampton. He has experience of acting against self-represented litigants in Courts and Tribunals on substantive hearings and appeals.

Fluent in French, partially qualified in French Law. Trustee of Stroke North East.

University of Newcastle (BA Hons Law with French).