JUNIOR PROFILE
Richard Tetlow

Richard Tetlow

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Northern (Bar)

9 years ranked

Restructuring/Insolvency

Northern (Bar)

6 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Richard is an experienced Junior, with an established practice in commercial, chancery and insolvency work. Richard’s practice includes the following areas: general commercial litigation, contractual disputes and sale of goods; insolvency (both corporate and individual, acting for office holders, debtors and creditors) and asset recovery; professional negligence; company and partnership (including minority shareholders actions, unfair prejudice petitions and directors’ disqualification); and banking and finance, including personal guarantees and mortgages.

Richard has been on the Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel since 2015 and is currently on the Regional A Panel

Career

Education: Shrewsbury School, 1997-2002; Downing College, Cambridge (Law) 2002-2005; Inns of Court School of Law 2005-2006; Jules Thorne Scholar 2005

Called to the Bar 2006 (Middle Temple)

Pupillage & then tenancy 8 King Street, Manchester, 2006-8;

Exchange Chambers, 2008 to present

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association

Northern Chancery Bar Association

Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association

Northern Circuit

Publications

Re Stanley & Watson v a Debtor & others: Insolv. Int. 2019, 32(4), 160-162 – a discussion of whether sales of a debtor's property by receivers following the presentation of a bankruptcy petition were dispositions by the debtor within the Insolvency Act 1986 s.284(1) and accordingly required validation

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Commercial Dispute Resolution - Northern (Bar)

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Richard Tetlow is a talented barrister with a burgeoning reputation. He handles a wide variety of commercial disputes, including company, contractual and insolvency-related matters. He has additional expertise in finance, product liability, property and professional negligence cases.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - Northern (Bar)

Band 2
Individual Editorial

Richard Tetlow is a highly regarded barrister noted for his expertise spanning both corporate and personal insolvencies. He acts for insolvency office holders and company directors, and is particularly adept at handling cases involving allegations of directors' misfeasance.

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Strengths

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  • He's a lovely barrister to work with and very well regarded by the client. He's very accommodating and returns work quickly.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar

  • He is very much a safe pair of hands, very easy to deal with and personable. He ensures we get the skeleton argument in good time and is good on his feet.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar

  • Richard is very reliable, a very good team player, very good with clients and at identifying the issues that they see as important and being able to discuss them on a meaningful level.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar

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