Richard is a Partner in the Real Estate department and heads the Construction and Professional Negligence group.

He acts for a variety of clients ranging from major developers, property investors, banks and occupiers through to contractors, sub-contractors and consultants on all aspects of dispute resolution arising out of construction contracts.

These claims invariably involve extensions of time, loss and expense, entitlement to payment, defects and enforceability of bonds. Richard has a wealth of experience in claims and disputes in the Technology and Construction Courts, having acted on some of the leading cases over the past 25 years, as well as in arbitration and adjudication proceedings.

Richard has spent many years advising banks, businesses and private individuals on claims against surveyors, solicitors, accountants, construction professionals and financial advisers. His expertise covers negligent valuations, advice on real estate and commercial transactions, tax advice, investment advice, and design specification, and administration of construction projects.

In addition, Richard advises on commercial disputes for clients in the Real Estate sector.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers' Association, the Society of Construction Law and Constructing Excellence. Legal 500 2018 describes him as "a very robust lawyer with a good nose for the merits and likely outcome of a dispute".