Year of Call: 2023
Richard joined Chambers in October 2024 after successfully completing pupillage under the supervision of Matthew Morrison, Jennifer Meech, Michael Walsh, and Emma Hargreaves.
As a pupil, Richard worked on a range of matters including commercial litigation, insolvency, property, and offshore trust litigation. He is developing a broad commercial chancery practice across Chambers’ core practice areas.
Before coming to the Bar, Richard worked at a Big Four accounting firm for over five years. He is a Chartered Accountant (ACA – ICAEW) and Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA – CIOT).
Prior to pupillage Richard spent a year working as a Judicial Assistant in the Court of Appeal, and a year working as a Research Assistant at the Law Commission of England and Wales
Bar Course – Inns of Court College of Advocacy
GDL (Distinction) – BPP University
Chartered Tax Adviser (CTA) – Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT)
Chartered Accountant (ACA) – Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
MA (Cantab) – Philosophy and Management Studies, University of Cambridge
Best team award – Worshipful Company of Arbitrators Arbitration Competition
Best oral advocate award and joint overall winner – European Law Student Association Commercial Moot
Civil litigation silver award – Inns of Court College of Advocacy
Bar Course Exhibition Award – Inner Temple
GDL Exhibition Award – Inner Temple