Richard Wood BA

Richard combines his responsibilities as Chambers’ Head of Centre in Ipswich with a busy common law practice throughout East Anglia.

 

He will accept instructions on a "No win, no fee" basis in appropriate cases.

 

Personal Injury

• Richard has a particular interest in cases involving allegations of vicarious liability for tortious acts; one such claim was against the Ministry of Defence in respect of alleged sexual abuse by one of its employees whilst at work; Richard was able to apply the principles in a line of cases including Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd.
• He also has expertise in ‘Stress at Work’ claims.

Clinical Negligence

Richard is now regularly instructed in clinical negligence cases, including those relating to care of the unborn baby.

 

Sports Law

• Richard successfully acted for a cricketer in a nationally renowned case in which he had been disqualified from all cricketing activities as a consequence of allegations of inciting the distribution of child pornography. Regrettably he had been ‘named and shamed’ in the national press. Richard represented him at a hearing before the England and Wales Cricket Board (“ECB”) Child Protection Appeals Panel, and advised him in relation to proposed libel proceedings.
• Has appeared at a number of other sporting disciplinary panels including the Amateur Swimming Association.

 Employment

• Unfair dismissal
• Discrimination
• Redundancy
• Transfer of Undertakings
• Restrictive Covenants

Richard lectures on Disability and Age Discrimination issues.

 

Regulatory work

In relation to Richard’s regulatory work he prosecutes for a number of local authorities in the following areas:

• Health and Safety
• Food Safety
• Environmental Protection
• Copyright and Trade Mark Protection
• Town and Country Planning. 

Interests

Football (Bawdeswell FC) and cricket (Great Melton CC).