Richard Homewood was admitted as a solicitor in 1983, and joined the firm in 2009.

He is an experienced commercial litigator, with considerable pre-trial and trial experience in the areas of banking and financial services, commercial fraud, professional negligence, director and shareholder disputes, merger and acquisition, and cross-border disputes. 

Richard has developed an expertise in class action litigation arising under American antitrust and securities laws, including taking evidence for use in U.S. trial courts and advising American counsel (both plaintiff and defendant) on how best to secure oral and written evidence throughout the jurisdiction of England and Wales. He has acted on a number of matters for a leading UAE bank, as well as for other Middle East clients.

Richard was recently successful in the Court of Appeal case, Jafari-Fini v Skillglass and Others [2007] EWCA Civ 261, concerning the takeover of an LSE-listed company and a bribe made in connection with the public offering,  and in the High Court case, PNC Telecom plc v Etherington and Others [2007] EWHC 2157 (Ch) concerning directors’ duties and misfeasance. He was also involved in the Court of Appeal and High Court case, The Attorney General  of Zambia v Meer Care & Desai and Others [2008] All ER (D) 106 concerning conspiracy to defraud, and fraudulent breach of fiduciary duty and misappropriation of Zambian government money.