Richard specialises in Company Law, Commercial Law, Insolvency and Trusts. He has developed a particular interest in shareholder rights and their exercise. He has given many continuing education lectures and seminars for several leading firms.
After graduating from Cambridge, he qualified and practised as a solicitor with a highly regarded City firm. In October 1993, he returned to Cambridge, becoming a fellow of St John’s College. He is presently Reader in Corporate & Trust Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, and a fellow and director of studies in Law at St. John's College. He has been a consultant to the Law Commission, Company Law Review and the DTI. In his spare time, Richard likes cycling, walking (particularly at home in Yorkshire) and collecting prints.
Jesus College, Cambridge BA (1988), MA (1992) (First Class, Philosophy Part IA and Law Parts IB and II)
French and German
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