Richard Binns Senior Associate

Richard specialises in commercial disputes for large organisations and is experienced in all stages of litigation and alternative dispute resolution. He is regularly engaged in dispute avoidance and complex contractual management issues.

Richard is a member of the procurement, intellectual property, healthcare and transport teams. He has worked on secondment at Airbus in the UK and France.

In procurement, Richard acts in challenges and disputes for both bidders and purchasing authorities, advising on issues of compliance and High Court proceedings.

In the healthcare sector Richard advises independent health and social care providers, medical equipment suppliers and other providers to the NHS.

Richard has a background in commercial litigation, intellectual property and technology disputes. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property law and Practice from the University of Oxford, is a member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and is also a member of the Procurement Lawyers Association.

• Advising entities such as Abellio Group, Eurostar, Virgin Care, Waitrose, the Met Office.
• Advising a major American and international manufacturing company on recent High Court Proceedings in England.
• Advising a multinational medical equipment provider in relation to High Court Proceedings in England.
• Advising a leading provider of health and social care on complex contractual matters.