Biography

Prior to being called to the bar, Richard lived and worked in the USA advising start up businesses on how best 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.

Commercial Law

• Consumer Rights Act claims
• Applications to set aside, summary judgment, relief from sanctions and applications to enforce.
• Small Claims
  • Flight Delay for both Claimant and Defendant
  • Montreal convention aviation claims
  • Contractual disputes for goods and services
  • Debt (Consumer Credit Claims)
  • Motor Vehicle claims. (Finance and Consumer Rights)
• Fast Track and Multi Track
  
  • Contractual disputes.
  • Consumer Credit Act claims.
  • Housing disrepair. (Claimant and Defendant) (Advice and drafting of particulars)
  • Holiday sickness and travel claims

Insolvency

• Bankruptcy and Winding up Petitions
• Trustee applications
• Insolvency Act applications (applications to annul and applications to set aside statutory demands)

Small Claims

• RTA, including credit hire
• Flight delay, both claimant and defendant
• Montreal Convention aviation claims
• Contractual disputes for goods and services
• Debt (consumer credit claims)

Probate

• Inheritance Tax 
• Grants of Probate

Costs

• Costs and Case Management Conferences
• Summary assessment of costs

Sports Law

• Anti-doping regulations
• Contractual disputes

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.