Richard is a construction and engineering law partner.
A construction and engineering partner in Eversheds Sutherland's international Construction Group, Richard advises on the procurement of construction and engineering projects. He advises property developers, funders and occupiers on a range of construction contracts, including JCT, NEC, FIDIC and MF/1.
Richard has particular experience in the Education Transport and Data Centre sectors. He advises global corporate clients on their construction contracts across a number of sectors with particular experience in data centre development. In the Education sector, Richard advises universities and colleges on their estate developments.
His experience includes:
- advising Westgate Oxford Alliance (a Land Securities and Crown Estate joint venture) on the major redevelopment of Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford
- advising Hammerson on major projects across its retail portfolio, including the Spiceal Street development at Bullring, Birmingham and Watermark Development, Southampton
- advising Solum Regeneration on several mixed-use development sites at Epsom, Walthamstow, Haywards Heath, Twickenham and Guildford
- advising Taylor Wimpey on its framework suite of contract documents used throughout its supply chain
- advising Seven Capital on various development sites, including the Lansdowne, Birmingham
- advising Nikal on the development of Exchange Square, Birmingham
- advising on several infrastructure projects and development sites adjacent to or near the railway
- advised Sandwell College on the delivery of its campus relocation project to central West Bromwich
- advising University College Birmingham on its new campus developments in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter
- several data centre developments across EMEA and APAC
Diploma in Legal Practice, Nottingham Law School, 2001-2002
LLB (Hons) Law, Nottingham Trent University, 1996-2000