Richard Cornthwaite
Solicitor - Solicitor/Director
SRA ID: 112609
Richard Cornthwaite is a director at Cartwright King who has been ranked as one of the country’s leading fraud and regulatory solicitors for almost 20 years, commended by the Chambers UK Legal Directory for his ‘breadth of experience’ and his ‘well-considered, well-prepared advice’. Richard specialises in defending criminal fraud and regulatory prosecutions and has acted for some of the largest and most high-profile cases ever prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office. Richard has extensive experience of fraud and business crime matters and regularly defends investigations and prosecutions brought by a plethora of government agencies, including the Serious Fraud Office, the Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, the Financial Services Authority and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. Richard also handles ancillary litigation, including restraint, confiscation and asset recovery in the High Court. In addition, he has frequently advised professionals and directors who are the subject of regulatory investigation, including Law Society disciplinary proceedings. Unflappable under pressure and lauded for his keen judgment and air of authority, Richard is able to grasp and distil the central issues in a case quickly and has a reputation of providing advice which is both logical and practical, whilst at all times putting clients at their ease. Richard has been involved in many high-profile prosecutions over the last 20 years, including Guinness, Brent Walker, Richmond Oil and Gas and Operation Holbein. Lately Richard led the defence in the first SFO prosecution arising from the investigation into alleged manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark rate. The case was the largest and the most complex yet prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office. Richard was also one of the founding members of the Legal Services Commission’s Fraud Panel.
3rd Floor, 196 Deansgate, M3 3WF
Licensed for 46 years
Practice Areas
Crime/ Criminal Defence, Regulations, Consumer, Company & Commercial
- Regulations 25%
- Crime/ Criminal Defence 25%
- Consumer 25%
- Company & Commercial 25%
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About Richard Cornthwaite
Richard Cornthwaite is a director at Cartwright King who has been ranked as one of the country’s leading fraud and regulatory solicitors for almost 20 years, commended by the Chambers UK Legal Directory for his ‘breadth of experience’ and his ‘well-considered, well-prepared advice’. Richard specialises in defending criminal fraud and regulatory prosecutions and has acted for some of the largest and most high-profile cases ever prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office. Richard has extensive experience of fraud and business crime matters and regularly defends investigations and prosecutions brought by a plethora of government agencies, including the Serious Fraud Office, the Crown Prosecution Service, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, the Financial Services Authority and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills. Richard also handles ancillary litigation, including restraint, confiscation and asset recovery in the High Court. In addition, he has frequently advised professionals and directors who are the subject of regulatory investigation, including Law Society disciplinary proceedings. Unflappable under pressure and lauded for his keen judgment and air of authority, Richard is able to grasp and distil the central issues in a case quickly and has a reputation of providing advice which is both logical and practical, whilst at all times putting clients at their ease. Richard has been involved in many high-profile prosecutions over the last 20 years, including Guinness, Brent Walker, Richmond Oil and Gas and Operation Holbein. Lately Richard led the defence in the first SFO prosecution arising from the investigation into alleged manipulation of the LIBOR benchmark rate. The case was the largest and the most complex yet prosecuted by the Serious Fraud Office. Richard was also one of the founding members of the Legal Services Commission’s Fraud Panel.
Languages Spoken: English
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United Kingdom
Currently Registered
15/12/77
14/11/23
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Associate
Cartwright King Limited
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