One Essex Court

Richard has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice, including civil fraud, banking, energy, financial services / regulatory and general commercial disputes. He also has significant experience of seeking and resisting injunctive relief, and of jurisdiction challenges. Richard is currently acting, amongst other cases: as lead advocate (leading William Harman) for the claimants in a substantial (over £100m) high-profile shareholder class action against Boohoo Plc; and with Andrew Onslow KC (and leading two juniors) for the Stewarts Claimants in the substantial Glencore shareholder class actions.

Richard has recently acted: with Camilla Bingham KC, in heavy Commercial Court and ICC arbitration proceedings in relation to a valuable stake in a Mexican online gambling company; with Camilla Bingham KC and James MacDonald KC for Morgan Stanley in Frasers v Morgan Stanley, resisting a substantial high-profile claim (4 week trial); with Anna Boase KC in Mahtani v Atlas Mara, successfully resisting claims of over $100m arising out of a Zambian bank’s sale (4 week trial; [2024] EWHC 218 (Comm)); in the Court of Appeal (leading Harry Stratton) for the successful appellants in Gorbachev v Guriev [2023] 1 WLR 2457; with Lord Wolfson KC, defending a fraud claim of $280m and challenging jurisdiction; and for the Financial Conduct Authority, in three confidential Enforcement cases involving dishonesty and lack of integrity.

Called 2006; Middle Temple.