Biography
Richard is a practitioner of Family law, including Private and Public law children’s cases. His specialist areas include all aspects of care proceedings and adoption, acting for parents, children (Children’s Guardians), adopters and other family members as well as Local Authorities.
Experience
Richard has undertaken cases involving all areas of child abuse and neglect including Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (cot death), non-accidental injuries and child sexual abuse. He also has experience in adoptions with a foreign element. He regularly has to deal with Expert Witnesses from the fields of paediatrics, radiology, orthopaedics, psychiatry and psychology.
Reported Cases
Re A&D (Children) [2011] EWCA Civ 265
Richmond LBC v B,W,B&CB [2011] 1FLR 1345
Newham LBC v AG [1993] 1FLR 281
Croydon LBC v A (No1-3) [1992] 2FLR 341, 348&350
Re K (a minor) (wardship:adoption) [1991] 1FLR 57
Education
Sutton Valence School, Kent; Inns of Court School of Law (Bar Finals Parts I & II)
Interests
Skiing, cricket (mostly as a spectator) and motor cars. He and his wife also enjoy the theatre, opera, 1960’s/70’s rock music and gardening.