Richard Barker

Partner

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What can I do for you

Richard is an employment law specialist supporting commercial clients on a wide range of employment issues, including senior exits, TUPE, disciplinary matters and equal opportunities. Richard is a vastly experienced litigator who regularly appears in the Employment Tribunal. As part of our sport law team, Richard also advises clubs, associations and athletes on employment and discrimination matters. 

What do others say

One HR director once described Richard as “extremely personable and down to earth” and said that “when dealing with Richard on particularly challenging matters it often feels like he is an extension of my HR team rather than an external service provider because of his ability to understand issues from our perspective and tailor his advice accordingly”. 

Supporting your ambitions

As Richard carries out his own advocacy, he is able to support clients from day one all the way through (and beyond) the final hearing in Employment Tribunal litigation - including preparing their response to the claim form, all case management including supporting witnesses, and then conduct of the final hearing. Richard has successfully defended the likes of Jaguar Land Rover, DHL, Debenhams, Wiggle, Kuehne+Nagel, BAM Nuttall and Learn Direct in the Employment Tribunal. 

What else should you know?

Richard is often asked to comment on employment law developments within the media, and has been published by the Employment Law Journal, Workplace Law, Legal Week as well as appearing on both BBC World News and Radio 5 Live.

Additional Information

Our employment tribunal fees

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”