Call to bar

1984

Practice

Criminal law – all aspects. Also a small amount of ecclesiastical law.
Regulatory – all aspects.
Courts Martial.

Personal

Richard is highly regarded on the NE Circuit as one of the top junior counsel within chambers. He is often led by Queens Counsel in major trials. His flexibility and willingness to take on all cases recently resulted in Richard appearing at the Youth Court, prosecuting a murder without a leader and sitting as a Recorder all in the same week.

Appointments

Richard sits as a pre-examiner in the Consistory Courts of Sheffield and York.

Recorder

2005

Representative Cases

R v Ahmad (2008) – Defence counsel. Defendant charged with conspiracy to supply drugs. Case listed 3 weeks.
R v Coyle & others (2007) – Leading defence junior. Represented man charged with major drugs conspiracy. 6 week trial.
R v Campbell (2006/7) – Defence counsel acting for man charged with importing firearms and supplying class a drugs to front line troops in Iraq.
R v Taylor & others (2004) – Led junior counsel in the largest number of defendants to be jointly indicted for murder (9).
R v Smith & Atkinson (2002/3) – Led junior counsel in Operation Giro – prosecution of four armed robbers committing or planning armed raids on 18 post offices.
R v Silkstone & Osbourne (2003) – Led junior counsel in the Sheffield milkman murder.
R v Leaver (2002) - Leading junior counsel in a large scale drugs supplying case.
R v Lickley & others (1998) - Joint prosecutor of the largest number of defendants (29) in a single prosecution in 1998.

Personal

Richard is highly regarded on the North Eastern Circuit and is one of the top junior counsel within chambers, often being led by Queens Counsel in major trials.