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Richard Horton

Richard J. W. Horton joined the Firm in 2007 and is a Partner in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Richard specializes in all areas of labour and employment law (from the drafting of employment contracts and handbooks, to litigation for both employees and employers) and in admiralty and maritime issues (in particular, ship arrests and releases, and opinions in respect to Bahamian ship mortgages). Richard also regularly advises and represents clients in respect to many aspects of the common law (including defamation (libel and slander), trespass to land, nuisance, conversion, and negligence), the enforcement of foreign judgments in The Bahamas, and contractual disputes. Richard completed the Bar Vocational Course at BPP Law School in London, England in 2002 after obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the College of Law, London, England in 2001. He was awarded the Jules Thorn Scholarship from the Honourable Society of Middle Temple, and obtained his Bachelor’s Degree (Joint Honours) in Philosophy & Theology in 1999 from the University of Durham, England. Richard is a member of the Bar of England and Wales and a member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. · Alexiou Knowles & Co

BahamasLitigation, Employment

About

Partner at Alexiou Knowles & Co in the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group (joined 2007). Specialises in employment law and admiralty/maritime matters (including ship arrests, releases and Bahamian ship mortgages), and advises on common-law civil litigation including defamation, trespass, nuisance, conversion, negligence, enforcement of foreign judgments, and contractual disputes.

Practice areas

LitigationEmploymentAdmiralty & Maritime

Office

Expertise

Ship arrests & releasesBahamian ship mortgagesEmployment contracts & handbooksDefamation and other tortsEnforcement of foreign judgmentsContractual disputes

Education

  • Bachelor’s Degree (Joint Honours) in Philosophy & Theology, University of Durham (1999)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Law, College of Law, London (2001)
  • Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School, London (2002)
  • Jules Thorn Scholarship, Honourable Society of Middle Temple

Admissions

  • Bar of England and Wales
  • Bar of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas