Profile description
Prior to being called to the bar, Richard lived and worked in the USA advising start up businesses how to gain funding and expand to other countries and is happy to take instructions in this area. Richard is a confident and thorough advocate who is happy to take instructions last minute and will represent both Claimants and Defendants.
Property Law
- Housing disrepair (including Local Authority disputes)
- Defending possession proceedings and claims
- Mortgage and possession proceedings
- Landlord & Tenant (both residential and commercial)
- Neighbour disputes and nuisance
- Park Homes
- Injunctive remedies (including Harassment)
- Boundaries and easements
- Rights of way and access
- Restrictive covenants
- Trespass and Occupiers Liability
- Tenancy deposit disputes
- Orders for Sale
- Trusts of Land (TOLATA)
Insolvency
- Bankruptcy and Winding up Petitions
- Trustee applications
- Insolvency Act applications (applications to annul and applications to set aside statutory demands)
Commercial
- All manner of business and commercial contract and consumer disputes, including applications to set aside, summary judgment, relief from sanctions and applications to enforce. Richard offers specific expertise when it comes to aviation law consumer claims. He accepts instructions both for and against airlines in this field and counts EasyJet among his commercial clients. Richard has an excellent track record of assisting consumers with claims against airlines and tour operators, including flight delay claims, cancellations, refusals to board and personal injury (including holiday sickness claims).
Small Claims
- RTA including credit hire
- Flight Delay for both Claimant and Defendant
- Montreal convention aviation claims
- Contractual disputes for goods and services
- Debt (Consumer Credit Claims)
Fast Track
- Contractual disputes
- Consumer Credit Act claims
- RTA including credit hire and personal injury
- Housing disrepair (Advice and drafting of particulars)
- Holiday sickness
Personal Injury
- Stage 3 oral hearings and infant approvals.
- Advice on quantum for both adults and minors.
- Fast Track trials
Sports Law
- Anti-doping regulations
- Contractual disputes
Costs
- Costs and Case Management Conferences
- Detailed costs assessments
- Summary assessment of costs
Testimonials
'Richard was incredibly helpful and offered us the advice that he didn’t think moving forward with legal action was entirely necessary at this stage. I couldn’t be more impressed with the conversation we had with him, honestly. Richard cleared up quite a lot of our confusion, and should the situation devolve further we’ll be back in touch with you/him to put the solutions he suggested in place. Especially with the state of current events, we really appreciate his honest advice.' G.B. (Direct Access Client)
Memberships
Inner Temple
Education
- BVC – BPP Law School – Very Competent
- LLB (Hons) University of Buckingham (First Class – Prize for academic performance)
Interests
Richard is a qualified football coach, plays tennis regularly and loves to swim, bike and run to unwind. He loves all music and not only plays the guitar but is also an amateur lutier. Richard enjoys travel and landscape painting when time allows.
