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Richard Locke

Richard is a Partner and an elected partner on the firm’s board of management. He is also Group Head of the ever expanding dispute resolution team at Hugh James. He conducts major commercial disputes frequently with an international flavour including commercial claims, mining disputes, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence claims, contentious IT disputes, injunctive relief and insolvency.

Recent cases include; multi million pound international commercial contract dispute, advised on a complex multi million pound government agency IT dispute, recently successfully settled a commercial contract dispute for a waste management company against a local authority LAWDAC, regularly obtains interlocutory injunctive relief for some clients and headed a recent claim against a well known boxing promoter on behalf of the Millennium Stadium Plc. Richard is also an ADR Group accredited mediator.

Expertise

  • Commercial litigation
  • Contentious IT disputes
  • Insolvency
  • Professional negligence

Education

  • Cardiff University 2.1 (Hons)
  • Cardiff Law School ( LPC)

Career history

  • Trained: Hugh James
  • Qualified: 2000
  • Partner at Hugh James: 2007

Memberships

Richard is a member of Mediation Wales. A group of highly experienced mediators from leading law firms in South Wales, including Hugh James, offering cost-efficient solutions to civil and commercial disputes.

Languages

  • Welsh

Department head Richard Locke is an experienced litigator praised by sources for his “balanced judgement” and for being “very good with clients.”

Chambers & Partners

Richard Locke provides ‘incisive and no-nonsense advice’ and is particularly active handling cases brought against solicitors.

The Legal 500

Richard Locke is a brilliant lawyer who is superb with clients and displays excellent judgement.

The Legal 500

The superb Richard Locke is brilliant with clients, commercial, tough but with great judgement.

The Legal 500