Richard Taylor
Membership Status: Barrister - Full Member
General Information
Richard is a very experienced civil practitioner, having appeared in over 5,000 hearings. He specialises in property law (residential and commercial), housing law, commercial (with an excellent reputation in aviation flight delay claims), general common law, probate and personal injury law. Richard has a particular interest in sports law and is keen to expand his practice in this area.
Called to the bar in 2008, Richard initially practised as an advocate with a national firm. Prior to being called to the bar, he lived and worked in the USA advising start-up businesses on how to gain funding and expand to other countries. He is happy to take instructions in this area.
Based in Manchester, Richard has a further base in North Wales and is happy to travel. He is a confident and thorough advocate who is happy to take instructions last minute and will represent both claimants and defendants.
Areas of law
- Property & Housing Law
- Probate
- Insolvency
- Commercial
- Small Claims
- Fast Track & Multi-Track
- Personal Injury
- Sports Law
- Costs
Property & Housing Law
- Housing disrepair – defending possession proceedings and claims
- Mortgage and Landlord & Tenant possession proceedings, both residential and commercial
- Trespass and Occupiers' Liability
- Tenancy deposit disputes
- Orders for Sale
- Trusts of Land (TOLATA)
- Commercial tenancies (LTA 1954)
- Property Law - rights of way, covenants and easements
- Boundary disputes
Probate
- Inheritance Tax
- Grants of Probate
Insolvency
- Insolvency Act applications (applications to annul and applications to set aside statutory demands)
Commercial
- Applications to set aside, summary judgment, relief from sanctions and applications to enforce
Small Claims
- RTA, including credit hire
- Flight delay, both claimant and defendant
- Montreal Convention aviation claims
- Contractual disputes for goods and services
- Debt (consumer credit claims)
Fast Track & Multi-Track
- Contractual disputes
- Consumer Credit Act claims
- RTA, including credit hire and personal injury
- Housing disrepair (advice and drafting of particulars)
Personal Injury
- Stage 3 oral hearings and infant approvals
- Advice on quantum for both adults and minors
- Fast track trials
Sports Law
- Anti-doping regulations
- Contractual disputes
Costs
- Costs and Case Management Conferences
- Detailed costs assessments
- Summary assessment of costs
Memberships
Education
- BVC, BPP Law School – Very Competent
- LLB (Hons), University of Buckingham (First Class – Prize for academic performance)
Personal Interests
Richard is a qualified football coach, plays tennis regularly and loves to swim, bike and run to unwind. He loves all music and not only plays the guitar but is also an amateur lutier. Richard enjoys travel and landscape painting when time allows.
Feedback
“Richard was incredibly helpful and offered us the advice that he didn’t think moving forward with legal action was entirely necessary at this stage. I couldn’t be more impressed with the conversation we had with him, honestly. Richard cleared up quite a lot of our confusion, and should the situation devolve further we’ll be back in touch with you/him to put the solutions he suggested in place. Especially with the state of current events, we really appreciate his honest advice. ”
G.B
Public Access Client
“Richard is highly knowledgeable within his field and a true pragmatic professional. His conduct on cases is outstanding and he approaches all matters with utmost diligence. He has delivered training which was very informative and was favourably received by my team. It is undeniable that the material provided will be invaluable to their work.
Thanks
Callum Blumire, Solicitors, Easyjet”
Callum Blumire
Easyjet Legal Team
“Richard Taylor is a class act with a spotless approach to the preparation of papers.
He has good tactical acumen and a sympathetic client focused approach.
Richard also has an impressive practice in Property cases, and as a Property Investor for the past 17 years - Richard is my preference for all property cases”.
SAM PATTANI”
Sam Pattani
Client