Richard Lord QC

The core of Richard Lord's practice for over 20 years has been commercial litigation, with a particular specialisation in insurance and reinsurance, dry shipping and professional negligence claims. He has appeared in and advised on numerous cases in tribunals from The House of Lords to the BVI, but his 'home territories' are the Commercial Court and London arbitration. He also acts as a mediator and arbitrator, has written textbooks on Bills of Lading and the Arbitration Act and has lectured and written extensively, as well as giving expert evidence on English law for foreign courts. Recent experience includes a number of total loss marine insurance claims, insurance disputes arising out of Hurricane Katrina, as well as more general commercial litigation and a jurisdiction battle in the House of Lords.