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Richard has a real wealth of experience in health litigation with a career record going back continuously over 30 years. In previous posts, he was a partner at Cole and Cole, an in-house solicitor for the Medical Defence Union, and an associate at Beachcroft Wansbroughs.
Richard specialises in defending clinical negligence claims of high magnitude.
Richard has a first class degree in law from the University of Cambridge.
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Experience
- Acted for successful defendant in Clements -v-Royal Liverpool NHS [2012] EWHC 2335 (QB)
- Represented the successful claimant in Hytec -v-Coventry [1997] 1 WLR 1666
- Acted for successful NHS defendants in JD -v-East Berks [2003] Lloyds Rep Med 9
- Brought case to Court of Appeal on behalf of successful appellant in Lewis -v-Motorworld [1985] IRLR 465
- Obtained many other excellent outcomes for his clients
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Affiliations
- Member of the Law Society
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