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Richard Little

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Richard Little acts as counsel and solicitor bringing and defending litigiation and arbitration claims for clients and assisting them in resolving disputes through ADR.

Richard is a Partner and Solicitor Advocate in the Commercial Dispute Management group in our London office. He specializes in advising domestic and international clients on heavy-weight civil and public law matters in dispute situations and conducts High Court proceedings, arbitrations and other forms of dispute resolution, particularly in the: Aerospace, Defense and Security; Energy; Industrial Engineering; Retail and TMT sectors.

Richard has over 20 years’ experience as a Commercial Dispute Resolution Lawyer. 

Key cases include: acting successfully for 1MDB and MOFI in the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal to obtain an interim injunction to restrain parallel arbitration proceedings and a substantial extension of time under the Arbitration Act to purse s68 proceedings in a multi-billion dollar dispute between sovereign wealth funds, successfully advising the Claimant international engineering company in an $87m fraud and sanctions claim before the London Commercial Court; conducting as Counsel a multi million pound ICC telecoms arbitration on behalf of a state utility; advising a global sourcing company in parallel DIFC- LCIA arbitration and London Commercial Court proceedings; advising a global alcohol beverage company in UNCITRAL arbitration proceedings as to the existence of a commercial agency and parallel Commercial Court guarantee proceedings under the short and flexible trials scheme and advising the world's leading electrical/electronic equipment companies defending a private action for breach of competition law in relation to compliance with the WEEE regulations.

Richard is recognised by Chambers and Partners in the fields of Dispute Resolution. Described as "tenacious, and he gives opponents the tactical run-around. He’s a past master at interlocutory skirmishing and he leaves no stone unturned for the client", "measured and pragmatic"; "the kind of person you would want on your side in a tight corner" and an "effective project manager" in complex disputes. Legal 500 recognised his expertise in several fields referring to his clients as saying: "one of the canniest and cunningest solicitors in the City, with huge experience and great instincts ", "a very commercial lawyer who's switched-on to how to achieve what the client wants" and "his helpfulness, professionalism and sound advice are stunning".

He was recognized by the FT.Com in its 2012 innovation report on the legal sector.

 

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
  • Committee Member Commercial Litigators Forum
  • Former Vice Chairman of TheCityUK sub-committee on Legal Services and Dispute Resolution
  • Member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association
  • Member of The Law Society
Richard Little

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