3 Hare Court
London
Richard has a broad commercial practice. He is instructed act in disputes over contract law, fiduciary duties, company law, restitution, negligence and employment law. Richard’s work has a strong international dimension. He is instructed directly by law firms in England and around the world in arbitrations and in the English High Court. Richard is frequently invited around the world to train disputes lawyers on advocacy and the examination of witnesses.
The core of Richard’s practice are those disputes that any corporate can encounter: arguments with suppliers or customers, between directors and shareholders, with employees or with bankers. He has experience acting for international banks on substantial ISDA cases in the Financial List in the Rolls Building and experience in financial services disputes more generally for corporates and individuals from around the world. He has a strong practice in cases involving employees, directors and shareholders exiting corporates, including disputes over references, restrictive covenants and unfair prejudice petitions. He has argued significant cases on enforcing foreign awards in England and conducted arbitrations under English law around the world, together with supportive claims in the English Commercial Court.
