- Richard joined ECS in March 2025 after approximately 20 years’ practice in commercial firms, mostly in London but also in Singapore. He trained with Stephenson Harwood in London and Singapore and was more recently a partner in the London office of an international law firm. He read Chinese as an undergraduate and speaks Mandarin, having spent a number of years living and working in Chinese speaking parts of the world.
- Richard advises on all aspects of property law, including sales and purchases, leases, development and investment. He divides his time between London and Cheltenham, where he is a member of a local church.
- What’s been your journey to ECS and why did you join ECS?
- I became a Christian late in 2000 at St Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate, London, whilst doing the PgDL at the College of Law (now University of Law). I did the LPC at the College of Law, York. While in York, I met Paul Tollerton, who was also doing the LPC. I spent over twenty years in commercial law firms, in various roles, some of which was stimulating but not always fulfilling. I was excited to see that ECS was recruiting for a property solicitor, so I made enquiries and applied.
What are you most excited about your work here?
I’m most excited about working with other Christians and for other Christians; and using my skills as a property lawyer to help Christian churches and organisations in their work.
What can we be praying for you as you start?
Thank you. That I would settle in quickly, get to grips with the different systems and be a useful member of the firm and to the clients we serve.
