Richard qualified as a solicitor in July 2002, having undertaken his training with Withy King. He has a strong client base, mainly comprised of employers and advises them on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment issues.

This includes advising employers on multiple redundancies and business re-organisations and also acting for senior employees, advising them on their contractual terms and severance agreements.

Richard regularly appears in Employment Tribunals, acting mainly on behalf of employers in unfair and wrongful dismissal, breach of contract and wages claims.

He has a particular interest in discrimination cases and is a member of the Employment Lawyers Association and the Law Society.

Richard was promoted to Partner in January 2010.