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Kate Richmond
Position
Kate is an experienced practitioner with a busy civil practice specialising in commercial and property work. She accepts instructions in Commercial, Property, Landlord & Tenant and Consumer Credit.
Kate acts for a full range of clients including banks, insurers, utilities, finance companies, directors, shareholders, local authorities, and charities. She is commended for her considered approach to client care and commercial awareness.
Kate is an accomplished trial advocate who also provides advice on a range of matters relating to property and contract. She is a trained mediator (ADR Group) and accepts instructions in civil and commercial disputes.
Career
Call: 2011; Inner Temple
In practice, Kate draws from her experience as a non-executive director on the board of a £24 million FMCG business which was subsequently sold for £56 million. Her experience of business and commercial realities informs her insightful and pragmatic approach to litigation.
Kate previously worked as a Court Advocate and “LawBrief” providing advocacy, advice and drafting services to SMEs about contracts and commercial property. She also provided pro-bono advice and representation for the Camden Community Law Centre and the for the Duty Advice scheme at county courts.
Memberships
- PBA
- PIBA
- Inner Temple
- South Eastern Circuit
Education
- BPP Law School, BPTC, (Very Competent) (2011)
- Common Professional Examination (Commendation) (2010)
- St Mary’s College, University of Surrey, BA (Hons) Philosophy, (2007)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Kate Richmond – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Kate has a very strong advocacy and client management.’
1 Crown Office Row Brighton is ‘a good and experienced set of chambers with a wide depth of experience’ in the full range of property disputes, including complex issues relating to easements, breach of covenants and enfranchisement, along with landlord and tenant disputes. Practice head Simon Sinnatt appeared before the Court of Appeal in Savage v Savage, an ongoing dispute related to the right of pre-emption in ToLATA proceedings between beneficiaries. Paul Ashwell is known for his expertise in handling property issues for both private and public sector clients. Michael Walker is praised for his ‘good advocacy skills’, while Kate Richmond is an ‘exceptionally good and all-round’ advocate adept at handling commercial and residential property matters. Other key members of the team include Stuart Wright, who is ‘always thorough and concise in his written advice’, and Rachel Baker, who successfully acted for an elderly and disabled claimant seeking removal of a defendant who had occupied a caravan on her farm.