Gateley Legal

Complex International Recovery Work

Richard has expertise in restructuring matters and complex and international dispute resolution. He has significant extra-territorial experience in asset protection, asset tracing and recovery and of representing parties in disputes, both in the High Court and London Court of International Arbitration, as well as numerous overseas courts including the Courts of Appeal of Hong Kong, Singapore and Gibraltar.

Richard has a particular specialism in cases involving tax avoidance, evasion and fraud. He started his career as a Banking and Financial Services Litigator at the international firm of Simmons and Simmons and now has 20 years of complex litigation experience. Since 1999, he’s had extensive experience of conducting heavyweight financial litigation matters on behalf of high net worth individuals, corporate, institutional and officeholder clients as well as government departments.

Trained Simmons & Simmons, London; qualified 1999; solicitor Howes Percival 1999-2000, associate 2002-04, fixed equity member 2004-06, full equity member and head of department 2006-08, management board 2008-13, founded Manchester office 2010; partner Gateley LLP 2013 to date.

R3; Insolvency Lawyers Association.

St Vincent’s School, Liverpool; Gateacre, Liverpool; University of Liverpool (1994 LLB 2(1)); College of Law, Chester.

Enjoys watching sport, particularly football (a keen Liverpool supporter). Also enjoys the theatre, travel, dining out, reading and cooking.