Richard Horseman
Richard Horseman is a Director and Senior Counsel in the Litigation Department Richard practises both criminal and civil litigation and is an experienced trial lawyer. Richard has significant experience advising clients in the following areas: contract and commercial disputes, shareholder and employment disputes, judicial review and administrative law claims, human rights claims, personal injury claims including road traffic claims and conditions of employment claims, trust and estate/probate litigation and administration, and criminal litigation. With two decades of litigation experience, Richard has conducted several high profile cases including one of Bermuda's largest personal injury judgments, in 2016. Richard is Head of the firm’s estate administration practice, practising probate and trust law, and has considerable experience advising on estate planning. · Wakefield Quin
About
Director and Senior Counsel in the Litigation Department at Wakefield Quin in Bermuda, Richard Horseman is an experienced trial lawyer with two decades of criminal and civil litigation experience. He heads the firm’s estate administration practice and has significant experience in commercial and contract disputes, shareholder and employment disputes, judicial review and administrative law, human rights, personal injury (including road traffic) and trust and probate litigation.
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Expertise
Education
- B.A., Business Management, Webster University (St. Louis, Missouri), 1988
- LL.B. (Honours), University of Buckingham (United Kingdom), 1994
Admissions
- Placed in the top 1% of United Kingdom bar examination candidates, 1995
- Called to the Bermuda Bar (Supreme Court of Bermuda), 1997
- Appointed Human Rights Commissioner, 2013