Richard Locke

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Richard Locke colourPosition

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution

 

Services

Areas of expertise

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

 

Profile

Richard Locke is a Partner and 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 a ADR Group accredited mediator.

 

Professional career

Trained: Hugh James                                        

Qualified: 2000

Partner at Hugh James: 2007

 

Education

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

 

Languages

Welsh

 

Personal interests

Salmon fishing, cricket and rugby

 

Richard Locke colourRichard Locke

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution

 

E richard.locke@hughjames.com

T 029 2039 1055

Richard Locke colourContact

Richard Locke

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution

 

E richard.locke@hughjames.com

T 029 2039 1055

Testimonials

Hugh James, led by Richard Locke, has a ‘good professional and personal approach’.

Legal 500 2011

Hugh James' team is 'friendly, professional and approachable', and practice head Gareth Williams and Richard Locke 'do their very best for the client'.

Legal 500

Memberships

  • ADR Group Accredited Mediator

 

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Hugh James services

 

Mediation Wales

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.

Find out more about Mediation Wales

 

 

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