No.18 Barristers Chambers

Areas of practice include: Family: Care & Children (Public Law / Care and Adoption Proceedings, Private Law Children: Contact and Residence disputes, Domestic violence & injunctions), Family: Finance (Cohabitation including Trusts of Land & Appointment of Trustees Act 1996)

Richard had previously had a general common law practice before specialising more specifically in his core areas. He has a busy and robust care practice with a focus upon non-accidental injury cases and representing particularly vulnerable clients. Richard has experience of dealing with fact-finding and final hearings involving bruising, fractures, injuries by way of a shaking mechanism, inter-relational rape, child sexual abuse (including rape), serious domestic violence and dishonesty. He regularly deals with clients who have issues in respect of their capacity, are represented through the official solicitor or require intermediaries.

LLB (Hons) University of Leicester BVC, University of the West of England