Richard Eaton
Partner
24-26 Museum Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 1HZ
Experience
Richard joined Birketts in 2004. He is a partner in our property litigation team.
Richard has a broad range of experience in property, planning and public law. A litigation specialist, he has extensive advocacy experience having gained his rights of audience for all higher courts in 2002. He is one of only a handful of solicitors to have appeared in the House of Lords.
His property background covers all aspects of real property and landlord and tenant work. To this, Richard brings planning, public and regulatory law experience. Richard has appeared before numerous courts and tribunals, including at planning inquiries, leasehold valuation tribunals, licensing committees, magistrates and the High Court.
Other Information
Richard is a member of the Property Litigation Association, and was a founder member of the Human Rights Lawyers' Association. Between 2006 and January 2010, Richard sat on the board of Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust as a Non Executive Director. Richard is currently a school governor.
In Legal 500 [UK 2010] Richard is recommended by clients and impresses "with his empathy, speed of action and good grasp of the law". He is also credited as being "incredibly calm and sensible".