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Richard Cornthwaite
Position
Partner
Career
Richard joined Olliers in 2023 and specialises in representing persons under investigation or facing fraud prosecutions and financial crime. Richard has acted in many of the largest and most high profile cases ever prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office, Financial Services Authority, HMRC and the Crown Prosecution Service and frequently advised professionals and directors who are the subject of regulatory investigation.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud
Olliers excels at defending clients in criminal investigations and prosecutions relating to financial crime, business crime, serious criminal allegations including murder, manslaughter and drugs conspiracies as well as serious sexual offences. The group is well regarded for its work on pre-charge criminal investigations. Exemplifying this in particular is Manchester-based department head Matthew Claughton, who is a leading expert in this field nationally. Gareth Martin joined the firm in June 2023 from Markel Law LLP and Richard Cornthwaite arrived in April 2023 from Cartwright King. Other key members of the team are Matthew Corn, Zita Spencer, Laura Baumanis and Toby Wilbraham, as well as Alex Close-Claughton.