Specialisations
Arbitration
Civil Appeals
Civil Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Company Law
Contract
Construction Disputes
Coronial Inquests
Criminal & Fraud Trials
Health & Safety
Inquiry Work
Insolvency
Insurance
Mediation
Professional Disciplinary Issues
Professional Negligence
Regulatory Prosecutions
Tort
Tribunals
Trusts, Wills & Estates
Weathertight Buildings
Richard Raymond KC
Richard graduated with a BCom LLB from the University of Otago in 1988. He then worked in commercial litigation in leading Wellington and London firms before returning to New Zealand and the Crown Solicitor’s Office in Christchurch in 1993. He was appointed Senior Crown Counsel and was an Associate of Raymond Donnelly & Co.
In 1997 Richard joined the litigation team at Duncan Cotterill and became a partner in 1998. He led a large team of litigators and built a significant commercial and insurance litigation practice. He was on the firm’s Board for several years and served as Chairman before joining the independent bar in 2011.
Richard was appointed Queen’s Counsel in June 2016.