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Richard Whittam KC
“A fabulous barrister who has an enormous wealth of knowledge of the law and is very practical in his application of it. He is a brilliant advocate.”
Chambers & Partners 2021
Richard is a specialist regulatory and criminal practitioner with extensive experience in the most complex and high-profile criminal cases. He is consistently recognised as one of the leading criminal advocates in the UK, receiving both the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 Crime Silk of the Year awards. He is renowned for his strategic and tactical guidance, and his ability to master complex legal and factual issues.
Currently Richard is leading a team of experienced counsel, instructed by Morrison and Foerster acting Fujitsu in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
Richard is the RFU’s Independent Head of Judiciary.
Currently Richard is instructed by Arnold and Porter to represent one of the individuals being investigated by the SFO arising out of its investigation into Glencore which focuses on the activity of the London-based West Africa desk. This desk sourced and traded in crude oil from countries across Africa.
Richard has significant experience in Deferred Prosecution Agreements. He was instructed to lead a team of experienced junior counsel over a 3-year period to achieve the Deferred Prosecution Agreement against Rolls Royce plc. At the time it was the largest single investigation carried out by the SFO. The investigation covered four strands of the work carried out by Rolls Royce [Civil Aviation, Defence Aviation, Energy & Marine divisions]. The facts spread across two decades in Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, Nigeria and China.
He was instructed by third parties in relation to the Deferred Prosecution Agreements against G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and Serco Geografix Ltd.
He has been instructed to defend in allegations of insider dealing and ‘Phoenix Company’ allegations.
In addition to his defence work, Richard is instructed privately to prosecute serious allegations of fraud. He was privately instructed to prosecute the former Chief Executive Officer of DAS (UK).
Richard advises both potential defendants and prosecution authorities on pre-trial strategy. He regularly advises Government agencies and other public bodies including the Cabinet Office, Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office, National Crime Agency, Crown Prosecution Service and the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman. He has a wealth of experience in national security matters and has advised on and acted in cases where there have been a SOCPA agreements.
As First Senior Treasury Counsel 2013-2015 Richard prosecuted some of the most serious criminal cases such as the murders of Fusilier Lee Rigby and Jo Cox MP. Particularly complex cases include the ‘Airlines Bomb Plot’, which was at its time the largest police investigation in the world, Incedal the ‘secret terrorist trial’, McCormick for making and supplying ‘fake bomb detectors’, and Anjem Choudary, the ‘hate’ preacher.
Currently Richard is leading a team of experienced counsel instructed by Morrison and Foerster acting Fujitsu in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
In addition, Richard is instructed to represent 11 former undercover police officers in the Undercover Policing Inquiry, instructed by DAC Beachcroft.
He advised the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the Inquest into those who died in the Hillsborough Disaster on 15 April 1989. It remains the most serious tragedy in UK sporting history.
He was instructed by the Ministry of Defence to advise during the Baha Mousa Inquiry.
Along with Peter Wanless, the CEO of the NSPCC, Richard carried out two significant reviews for the Home Office:
- In November 2014, the Wanless Whittam Review into what were described as the‘missing files’ inquiry: ‘An Independent Review Of Two Home Office Commissioned Independent Reviews Looking At Information Held In Connection With Child Abuse from 1979-1999’, and
- In July 2018, the Wanless Whittam Review 2 into allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham:‘An independent review into information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham (1998-2005)’.
Richard has an impressive appellate practice. He advised and represented the Law Officers in respect of Unduly Lenient Sentences for almost two decades.
He was instructed to respond in the “Lady in the lake” reference by the CCRC to the Court of Appeal [Park]. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
Richard was also instructed by the Director of the Service Prosecution Authority to respond to the appeal of Alexander Blackman [Former Marine Sgt Blackman aka Marine A] to respond to his appeal against his conviction for murder.
He has appeared in significant criminal appeals, several of which were before a Court of Appeal which comprised of five Judges.
Richard is the Independent Head of Judiciary at the RFU. He is also a member of the World Rugby and European Professional Club Rugby judicial panels.
In addition, Richard is Legal Arbitrator for Sport Resolutions.
Richard was the Independent Examiner for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries from 2014-2022. Previously he was also a legal assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Social Care Council. He advises in relation to deaths caused by police officers and other matters relevant to police conduct.
Richard prosecuted the case of R v Erol Incedal and another and appeared in both Court of Appeal cases that addressed the issues of anonymity of defendants and whether parts of the whole of a trial could take place in ‘secret’.
He advises on production orders, warrants and the protection afforded to journalists under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Richard advised the Director of the Service Prosecution Authority in relation to significant allegations of War Crimes committed by the Army in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In addition to acting in the appeal of Alexander Blackman, Richard advised the Attorney General as to whether the sentence passed on the former SAS Sergeant, Danny Nightingale was unduly lenient.
He has appeared in Court Martial trials in the UK and in Germany.
In 2022 he addressed the question, ‘Does sport need independent regulation? If so, what is the role of the advocate?’ in Gray’s Inn. You can view that presentation here.
In 2021 he chaired a series of seminars that were delivered live, albeit virtually, with Jamas Hodivala QC: KBR Inc, where next for S2 Notices?
Regularly Richard speaks on topics relevant to his practice, including introducing a series of seminars in 2021 that were delivered live, albeit virtually, with Jamas Hodivala QC: KBR Inc, where next for S2 Notices?
Richard was a panel member at the OpenText Forum ‘Deferred Prosecution Agreements – 6 years on – Analysing their effectiveness and impact.’ on 19th October 2020.
17 October 2019, St Andrew’s University: As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence invited to give a Public Lecture: ‘Terrorist’ murder: The cases of Adebolajo & Adebowale [Lee Rigby] and Thomas Mair [Jo Cox] contrasted.’ Founded in 1994, the Centre is Europe’s oldest for the study of terrorism.
November 2018, panel member at CONTEST 3.0 Counter-Terrorism Strategy 2018, Royal United Services Institute [RUSI], Whitehall.
June 2017, panel member at the Legal Week and Corporate Counsel’s Banking, Litigation and Regulation Forum [Deferred Prosecution Agreements].
New York, Terrorism Trials and Investigations.
May 2016, panel member. A US-UK Transatlantic Dialogue at New York University. A closed event organised by The Robert Strauss Centre for International Security and Law and the Centre on Law and Security NYU School of Law. US Secretary of State attended.
Madrid, European Justice Training Network [EJTN].
December 2015, panel member, Tackling Terrorism: Procedural and Substantive Law Challenges and Best Practices (Module 1: Comparative Analysis of the Domestic Approaches to Tackling Terrorism).
2013/4 Lectured to Judges of the High Court of Nigeria and separately to Judges of the High Court of Pakistan on the prosecution of terrorist trials in England and Wales.
Many of the cases in which Richard has appeared have featured in film and television programmes. He has contributed to and/or appeared in programmes for production companies who have made specific programmes about those cases for, amongst others, the BBC, ITN, ITV, Sky, CBS, History Channel.
They include, ‘The Ruth Ellis Files: A very British Crime Story’, and the CBS Reality programme ‘New Scotland Yard Files’, which featured the murder of Laila Rezk and in a separate case, Cathy Marlow.
2023 Independent Head of Judiciary at the RFU.
2021 Appointment as the Independent Examiner for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries extended until 2022.
2020 Judicial Officer/Chair for Word Rugby.
2020 Legal Member Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission.
2019 Judicial Officer EPCR [European Professional Club Rugby].
2019 Appointment as Deputy High Court Judge [extended to January 2022].
2018 Reappointed as the Independent Examiner for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
2017 Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.
2016 Deputy High Court Judge.
2014 Member of the RFU Judicial Panel.
2014 Independent Examiner for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
2009 Recorder of the Crown Court [approved to sit at the Central Criminal Court].
2008 Queen’s Counsel.
2013 – 2015: First Senior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
2006 – 2015: Senior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
2002 – 2006: First Junior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
1998 – 2006: Junior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
Fraud Lawyers Association
Financial Services Lawyers Association
Criminal Bar Association
ARDL
South Eastern Circuit
International Associate Member of the American Bar Association
LLB (Hons), University College London
Richard is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to provide legal services to his clients, including advice and representation services, Richard needs to collect and hold personal data. This includes his clients’ personal data and the personal data of others who feature in the matter in which he is instructed. To read Richard’s privacy notice in full, please see here.
Richard Whittam KC features in Chambers & Partners Spotlight Table for Financial Crime and Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions
"Richard is very competent, very trusted, very straightforward and good value. He is an impressive brief not to be underestimated."
"He is a great advocate - he is your details man." "Richard is extremely intelligent, eloquent and hardworking." "He's so reasonable in presentation - Richard pitches in such a way that the average man or woman will always agree with him."
"He has a wonderful calmness when advising clients who are nervous and explaining their best interests moving forward." "He is very bright, capable and a great advocate." "Richard has gravitas but is still very much in the detail. He is technically excellent." "He has very good insight into the jury. He is so reasonable in his presentation and judges love him." "He is calm, meticulous and has the trust of the court."
"An extremely experienced criminal practitioner with a detailed knowledge of criminal law. He is very down to earth and affable despite his seniority."
"An advocate who understands not only the facts of his case and applies the law to it effectively, but also sees the bigger picture so knows how to persuade his audience. Excellent, thoughtful, foresighted and fully prepared, with great court presence."
"Richard knows just how to pitch a case so that a jury cannot resist it. He has an excellent track record in bringing complex private prosecutions home and simplifying them for jurors. He has excellent judgment and is extremely capable."
"Richard is a highly skilled advocate. He is technical and commands the respect of the court. He has an exceptional ability to predict how matters will play out and is able to cut through to the issue. He has a real presence in the court room and is very well respected as a highly experienced prosecutor."
"An advocate who understands not only the facts of his case and applies the law to it effectively, but also sees the bigger picture so knows how to persuade his audience. Excellent, thoughtful, foresighted and fully prepared, with great court presence."
"Very user-friendly, knowledgeable and experienced." "He provides really clear and considered advice." "He presents arguments in a very sensible and strategic way and is very good at making things easy to understand. He is really into the detail of matters and has a very good bedside manner."
"He is incredibly calm and commands the respect of the court."
"A fabulous barrister who has an enormous wealth of knowledge of the law and is very practical in his application of it. He is a brilliant advocate."
"Richard gives clear advice which is thoroughly thought out and researched."
"He has a wealth of knowledge and is very practical in his application of the law. He is a brilliant advocate and commands the confidence and respect of the court."
"He is highly respected in court and has excellent judgement."
"A skilled prosecutor and effective defender."
"He is highly respected in court with excellent judgement. Insightful and a pleasure to work with."
"Super bright and a brilliant defence advocate."
"He is really strong on the tactical side."
"A ‘class act’ who has the ability to smoothly handle complex criminal prosecutions." "He’s fantastic: he guided us through the practical and strategic aspects of an incredibly complex issue and his client care was astounding."; "Richard handled what was a very high-profile case with a light touch and great skill. He was unfazed by the press frenzy."
"Renowned and respected by commentators for his tenacity, work ethic and superior jury advocacy."
"He is really top-drawer and has very impressive court craft."
"He takes everything in his stride. Nothing seems to bother him and he just won’t be deflected from achieving a good result."
"Astute, hardworking and meticulous in his paperwork."
"A strong Treasury Counsel who realises that to be effective, you don’t need to be an enemy of your opponent."
"A fearless advocate who glides through proceedings with effortless style."
"A stunning addition to any team with pep and industry to spare’; ‘He has an innate ability to deflect difficult arguments effortlessly."
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE:
+44 (0)20 7404 3447
“A fabulous barrister who has an enormous wealth of knowledge of the law and is very practical in his application of it. He is a brilliant advocate.”
Chambers & Partners 2021
MAIN AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Fraud and Financial Crime
- Crime
- Corporate and Business Crime
- Investigatory Powers
- Serious Crime (including terrorism) and Trial Advocacy
- Regulatory Offences
- Investigations
- Inquests and Inquiries
- Sports Law
- Police, Inquests and Prison
- Commercial Public Law
Richard Whittam KC
Contact Richard: richardwhittam@matrixlaw.co.uk | +44 (0)20 7404 3447
Contact Richard's Practice Team (Team T): TeamT@matrixlaw.co.uk
Richard is a specialist regulatory and criminal practitioner with extensive experience in the most complex and high-profile criminal cases. He is consistently recognised as one of the leading criminal advocates in the UK, receiving both the Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 Crime Silk of the Year awards. He is renowned for his strategic and tactical guidance, and his ability to master complex legal and factual issues.
Currently Richard is leading a team of experienced counsel, instructed by Morrison and Foerster acting Fujitsu in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
Richard is the RFU’s Independent Head of Judiciary.
Fraud, Financial and Business Crime
Currently Richard is instructed by Arnold and Porter to represent one of the individuals being investigated by the SFO arising out of its investigation into Glencore which focuses on the activity of the London-based West Africa desk. This desk sourced and traded in crude oil from countries across Africa.
Richard has significant experience in Deferred Prosecution Agreements. He was instructed to lead a team of experienced junior counsel over a 3-year period to achieve the Deferred Prosecution Agreement against Rolls Royce plc. At the time it was the largest single investigation carried out by the SFO. The investigation covered four strands of the work carried out by Rolls Royce [Civil Aviation, Defence Aviation, Energy & Marine divisions]. The facts spread across two decades in Indonesia, Thailand, India, Russia, Nigeria and China.
He was instructed by third parties in relation to the Deferred Prosecution Agreements against G4S Care and Justice Services (UK) Ltd and Serco Geografix Ltd.
He has been instructed to defend in allegations of insider dealing and ‘Phoenix Company’ allegations.
In addition to his defence work, Richard is instructed privately to prosecute serious allegations of fraud. He was privately instructed to prosecute the former Chief Executive Officer of DAS (UK).
Richard advises both potential defendants and prosecution authorities on pre-trial strategy. He regularly advises Government agencies and other public bodies including the Cabinet Office, Attorney General’s Office, Government Legal Department, Serious Fraud Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Home Office, National Crime Agency, Crown Prosecution Service and the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman. He has a wealth of experience in national security matters and has advised on and acted in cases where there have been a SOCPA agreements.
Serious Crime
As First Senior Treasury Counsel 2013-2015 Richard prosecuted some of the most serious criminal cases such as the murders of Fusilier Lee Rigby and Jo Cox MP. Particularly complex cases include the ‘Airlines Bomb Plot’, which was at its time the largest police investigation in the world, Incedal the ‘secret terrorist trial’, McCormick for making and supplying ‘fake bomb detectors’, and Anjem Choudary, the ‘hate’ preacher.
Inquiries, Inquests and Reviews
Currently Richard is leading a team of experienced counsel instructed by Morrison and Foerster acting Fujitsu in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
In addition, Richard is instructed to represent 11 former undercover police officers in the Undercover Policing Inquiry, instructed by DAC Beachcroft.
He advised the Director of Public Prosecutions in relation to the Inquest into those who died in the Hillsborough Disaster on 15 April 1989. It remains the most serious tragedy in UK sporting history.
He was instructed by the Ministry of Defence to advise during the Baha Mousa Inquiry.
Along with Peter Wanless, the CEO of the NSPCC, Richard carried out two significant reviews for the Home Office:
- In November 2014, the Wanless Whittam Review into what were described as the‘missing files’ inquiry: ‘An Independent Review Of Two Home Office Commissioned Independent Reviews Looking At Information Held In Connection With Child Abuse from 1979-1999’, and
- In July 2018, the Wanless Whittam Review 2 into allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham:‘An independent review into information passed to the Home Office in connection with allegations of child sexual abuse in Rotherham (1998-2005)’.
Appeals
Richard has an impressive appellate practice. He advised and represented the Law Officers in respect of Unduly Lenient Sentences for almost two decades.
He was instructed to respond in the “Lady in the lake” reference by the CCRC to the Court of Appeal [Park]. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
Richard was also instructed by the Director of the Service Prosecution Authority to respond to the appeal of Alexander Blackman [Former Marine Sgt Blackman aka Marine A] to respond to his appeal against his conviction for murder.
He has appeared in significant criminal appeals, several of which were before a Court of Appeal which comprised of five Judges.
Sports Law
Richard is the Independent Head of Judiciary at the RFU. He is also a member of the World Rugby and European Professional Club Rugby judicial panels.
In addition, Richard is Legal Arbitrator for Sport Resolutions.
Professional Discipline
Richard was the Independent Examiner for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries from 2014-2022. Previously he was also a legal assessor for the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the General Social Care Council. He advises in relation to deaths caused by police officers and other matters relevant to police conduct.
Media
Richard prosecuted the case of R v Erol Incedal and another and appeared in both Court of Appeal cases that addressed the issues of anonymity of defendants and whether parts of the whole of a trial could take place in ‘secret’.
He advises on production orders, warrants and the protection afforded to journalists under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
Military law
Richard advised the Director of the Service Prosecution Authority in relation to significant allegations of War Crimes committed by the Army in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In addition to acting in the appeal of Alexander Blackman, Richard advised the Attorney General as to whether the sentence passed on the former SAS Sergeant, Danny Nightingale was unduly lenient.
He has appeared in Court Martial trials in the UK and in Germany.
Teaching/Training/Speaking
In 2022 he addressed the question, ‘Does sport need independent regulation? If so, what is the role of the advocate?’ in Gray’s Inn. You can view that presentation here.
In 2021 he chaired a series of seminars that were delivered live, albeit virtually, with Jamas Hodivala QC: KBR Inc, where next for S2 Notices?
Regularly Richard speaks on topics relevant to his practice, including introducing a series of seminars in 2021 that were delivered live, albeit virtually, with Jamas Hodivala QC: KBR Inc, where next for S2 Notices?
Richard was a panel member at the OpenText Forum ‘Deferred Prosecution Agreements – 6 years on – Analysing their effectiveness and impact.’ on 19th October 2020.
17 October 2019, St Andrew’s University: As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence invited to give a Public Lecture: ‘Terrorist’ murder: The cases of Adebolajo & Adebowale [Lee Rigby] and Thomas Mair [Jo Cox] contrasted.’ Founded in 1994, the Centre is Europe’s oldest for the study of terrorism.
November 2018, panel member at CONTEST 3.0 Counter-Terrorism Strategy 2018, Royal United Services Institute [RUSI], Whitehall.
June 2017, panel member at the Legal Week and Corporate Counsel’s Banking, Litigation and Regulation Forum [Deferred Prosecution Agreements].
New York, Terrorism Trials and Investigations.
May 2016, panel member. A US-UK Transatlantic Dialogue at New York University. A closed event organised by The Robert Strauss Centre for International Security and Law and the Centre on Law and Security NYU School of Law. US Secretary of State attended.
Madrid, European Justice Training Network [EJTN].
December 2015, panel member, Tackling Terrorism: Procedural and Substantive Law Challenges and Best Practices (Module 1: Comparative Analysis of the Domestic Approaches to Tackling Terrorism).
2013/4 Lectured to Judges of the High Court of Nigeria and separately to Judges of the High Court of Pakistan on the prosecution of terrorist trials in England and Wales.
Media Appearances
Many of the cases in which Richard has appeared have featured in film and television programmes. He has contributed to and/or appeared in programmes for production companies who have made specific programmes about those cases for, amongst others, the BBC, ITN, ITV, Sky, CBS, History Channel.
They include, ‘The Ruth Ellis Files: A very British Crime Story’, and the CBS Reality programme ‘New Scotland Yard Files’, which featured the murder of Laila Rezk and in a separate case, Cathy Marlow.
Appointments
2023 Independent Head of Judiciary at the RFU.
2021 Appointment as the Independent Examiner for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries extended until 2022.
2020 Judicial Officer/Chair for Word Rugby.
2020 Legal Member Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission.
2019 Judicial Officer EPCR [European Professional Club Rugby].
2019 Appointment as Deputy High Court Judge [extended to January 2022].
2018 Reappointed as the Independent Examiner for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
2017 Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.
2016 Deputy High Court Judge.
2014 Member of the RFU Judicial Panel.
2014 Independent Examiner for Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
2009 Recorder of the Crown Court [approved to sit at the Central Criminal Court].
2008 Queen’s Counsel.
2013 – 2015: First Senior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
2006 – 2015: Senior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
2002 – 2006: First Junior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
1998 – 2006: Junior Treasury Counsel [Crime].
Memberships
Fraud Lawyers Association
Financial Services Lawyers Association
Criminal Bar Association
ARDL
South Eastern Circuit
International Associate Member of the American Bar Association
Qualifications
LLB (Hons), University College London
Richard's Privacy Notice
Richard is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. In order to provide legal services to his clients, including advice and representation services, Richard needs to collect and hold personal data. This includes his clients’ personal data and the personal data of others who feature in the matter in which he is instructed. To read Richard’s privacy notice in full, please see here.
DIRECTORY RECOMMENDATIONS
Richard Whittam KC features in Chambers & Partners Spotlight Table for Financial Crime and Financial Crime: Private Prosecutions
"Richard is very competent, very trusted, very straightforward and good value. He is an impressive brief not to be underestimated."
"He is a great advocate - he is your details man." "Richard is extremely intelligent, eloquent and hardworking." "He's so reasonable in presentation - Richard pitches in such a way that the average man or woman will always agree with him."
"He has a wonderful calmness when advising clients who are nervous and explaining their best interests moving forward." "He is very bright, capable and a great advocate." "Richard has gravitas but is still very much in the detail. He is technically excellent." "He has very good insight into the jury. He is so reasonable in his presentation and judges love him." "He is calm, meticulous and has the trust of the court."
"An extremely experienced criminal practitioner with a detailed knowledge of criminal law. He is very down to earth and affable despite his seniority."
"An advocate who understands not only the facts of his case and applies the law to it effectively, but also sees the bigger picture so knows how to persuade his audience. Excellent, thoughtful, foresighted and fully prepared, with great court presence."
"Richard knows just how to pitch a case so that a jury cannot resist it. He has an excellent track record in bringing complex private prosecutions home and simplifying them for jurors. He has excellent judgment and is extremely capable."
"Richard is a highly skilled advocate. He is technical and commands the respect of the court. He has an exceptional ability to predict how matters will play out and is able to cut through to the issue. He has a real presence in the court room and is very well respected as a highly experienced prosecutor."
"An advocate who understands not only the facts of his case and applies the law to it effectively, but also sees the bigger picture so knows how to persuade his audience. Excellent, thoughtful, foresighted and fully prepared, with great court presence."
"Very user-friendly, knowledgeable and experienced." "He provides really clear and considered advice." "He presents arguments in a very sensible and strategic way and is very good at making things easy to understand. He is really into the detail of matters and has a very good bedside manner."
"He is incredibly calm and commands the respect of the court."
"A fabulous barrister who has an enormous wealth of knowledge of the law and is very practical in his application of it. He is a brilliant advocate."
"Richard gives clear advice which is thoroughly thought out and researched."
"He has a wealth of knowledge and is very practical in his application of the law. He is a brilliant advocate and commands the confidence and respect of the court."
"He is highly respected in court and has excellent judgement."
"A skilled prosecutor and effective defender."
"He is highly respected in court with excellent judgement. Insightful and a pleasure to work with."
"Super bright and a brilliant defence advocate."
"He is really strong on the tactical side."
"A ‘class act’ who has the ability to smoothly handle complex criminal prosecutions." "He’s fantastic: he guided us through the practical and strategic aspects of an incredibly complex issue and his client care was astounding."; "Richard handled what was a very high-profile case with a light touch and great skill. He was unfazed by the press frenzy."
"Renowned and respected by commentators for his tenacity, work ethic and superior jury advocacy."
"He is really top-drawer and has very impressive court craft."
"He takes everything in his stride. Nothing seems to bother him and he just won’t be deflected from achieving a good result."
"Astute, hardworking and meticulous in his paperwork."
"A strong Treasury Counsel who realises that to be effective, you don’t need to be an enemy of your opponent."
"A fearless advocate who glides through proceedings with effortless style."
"A stunning addition to any team with pep and industry to spare’; ‘He has an innate ability to deflect difficult arguments effortlessly."