Richard was appointed Senior Counsel in New South Wales in 2023. He appears in trials and appeals in all Australian jurisdictions and also acts as a mediator.
Richard acts for plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury and general insurance claims, with particular expertise in:
- Professional negligence, especially medical negligence
- Dust diseases
- Motor vehicle claims
- Public liability
- Commercial insurance disputes
- Building and construction disputes
- Coronial inquests
Richard accepts appointments as a mediator and draws on more than 25 years of acting for both plaintiffs and defendants in personal injury, insurance and professional negligence disputes.
Before being admitted to the NSW Bar in 1999, Richard worked as a solicitor in taxation law, personal injury litigation and commercial litigation. He has practised as a barrister since 2000.
Richard speaks regularly at legal conferences. He was a contributing editor to Professional Liability in Australia (4th edition, Thomson Reuters).
Doyle’s Guide has ranked Richard as:
- Preeminent Insurance and Personal Injury Law Senior Counsel, NSW (2025, 2026)
- Leading Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel, NSW (2025, 2026)
- Leading Insurance and Personal Injury Law and Professional Indemnity Senior Counsel, NSW (2024)
- Recommended and Preeminent Junior Counsel, NSW, Insurance and Personal Injury Law and Professional Indemnity (2020–2023)
Areas of Practice
Year of Admission to the Bar
1999
Appointed Silk
2023