3 Hare Court

On 1 September 2023, after twenty-five years at the self-employed bar and eighteen years in these chambers, Mr Samuel became an employed barrister at the leading Italian law firm, Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo LLP, where he is now a partner. He continues to practice as an advocate in international arbitrations and litigation before the English courts in the capacity of employed barrister at that firm. 

Accordingly, on 1 September 2023 Mr Samuel moved from self-employed certification with the BSB to employed certification. Since then, he has no longer been able to accept instructions as a self-employed barrister through chambers. However, Mr Samuel remains a member of these chambers and works closely with our juniors on his cases, either as self-employed barristers or employed on secondment in the firm.

Mr Samuel’s chambers profile below dates from 30 August 2023.

Richard Samuel has a broad commercial practice, and is instructed to 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.

Richard co-founded the International Advocacy Academy (“IAA”) and is an ‘A’ grade advocacy trainer at the Middle Temple, his Inn of Court. He now runs its most advanced training programme. He also teaches for the Inns of Court College of Advocacy and at the South Eastern Circuit’s Keble Course in Oxford.

The IAA takes the common law training techniques barristers enjoy in cross-examination and internationalised them for disputes lawyers from jurisdictions around the world who act as counsel in international arbitrations. Richard has lectured and trained with international institutions all over Europe, the US and Asia. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, he has developed and delivered lectures and bespoke tuition online.

Called 1996, Middle Temple.

French, German, Italian.

AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats/ The International Association of Young Lawyers) (alumnus) American Bar Association Section of International Law (ABA SIL) COMBAR (Commercial Bar Association) London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association (LCLCBA)

Edinburgh University (MA Classics); City University, London (LLB); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FClArb); Diploma in International Arbitration (ClArb).