
Richard Cook
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Richard is a partner in the Commercial Litigation team in Southampton. He is a highly experienced commercial litigator with over 30 years of experience handling cases of substantial value for a wide variety of clients, from public listed companies to owner managed businesses.
Richard's most high profile case was Johnson v Gore Wood, a case which went to the House of Lords and is still the leading authority on abuse of process concerning claims brought by related parties.
Richard's other reported cases include Youlton v Charles Russell, a £4 million professional negligence claim which involved a 6 day trial in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice (and in which judgment was given in our client’s favour) and Kingsway Hall Hotel Limited v Red Sky IT (Hounslow) Limited, a ten day trial over defective software, which again was successfully decided in our client’s favour.
He has considerable experience in a wide variety of areas including professional negligence, intellectual property (mainly copyright and trade mark infringement) and defamation.
Chambers Review
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Richard Cook is an experienced litigator who regularly handles contractual and shareholder disputes. He has further experience handling disputes arising from transactions.
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"Richard is superb, he has a good understanding of the issues involved."
"He is an excellent lawyer."
"Richard is superb, he has a good understanding of the issues involved."
"He is an excellent lawyer."
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