Richard Clegg

Richard’s practice is centred on commercial and property litigation. His practice covers in particular disputes within the business environment, including commercial contract disputes, partnership disputes, company insolvency and bankruptcy. In the property sphere, Richard has a wealth of experience of landlord and tenant disputes, both commercial and residential, and of land related disputes including trusts, charges, boundaries, easements and restrictive covenants. In his advice to his clients, Richard always takes a pragmatic and commercial approach.

Richard is a former Judicial Assistant to the Court of Appeal, where he dealt in particular with commercial and property related appeals, and is a winner of the National Observer Mooting Competition.

Year of Call: 1999
Professional memberships: Commercial Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association, Property Bar Association

Recent and reported cases:

Turkey v Awadh and another [2005] EWCA Civ 382 (CA)
(Presumed undue influence)

Mehra v Shah and others [2004] EWCA Civ 632 (CA)
(Trusts of land and partnership)

Wilson v Howard Pawnbrokers [2003] All ER (D) 280 (Neuberger J)
(Strike out and the Human Rights Act)

Arrows Grand Prix International Ltd (Etherton J)
(Insolvency Proceedings brought by Formula One racing driver Jos Verstappen)

Berg v IML London [2002] 1 WLR 3271; [2002] 4 All ER 87 (Stanley Burnton J)
(Recusation for sight of without prejudice material post Human Rights Act)

Publications:

The Dilapidations Handbook 2002

Email: richard.clegg@selbornechambers.co.uk