
Richard Gore
Director of Dispute Resolution
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Richard Gore is a Director and Head of the Commercial Dispute Resolution team, based in the Bristol office. With a background training at Vizards in London, and as an associate solicitor at Boyce Hatton, Richard joined GL Law in 2001.
An experienced litigator, Richard qualified in October 1996 and has over 20 years of experience dealing with a range of commercial disputes. His expertise as a commercial litigator involves advising on high value commercial matters, including shareholder disputes, warranty claims and minority shareholder disputes.
Richard is well regarded for his work with commercial landlord and tenant disputes, including dilapidations claims, lease renewals and forfeiture claims. He also acts for clients on breach of director duties claims, commercial agency disputes, Pub Code disputes, professional negligence claims, debt collection and insolvency claims.
Ranked in Chambers & Partners for the last 7 years, Chambers 2021 says Richard is well known for his expertise in shareholder and contractual disputes. He is described by sources as “a very capable commercial litigator who impresses with his handling of complex issues.”
Richard is an accredited commercial mediator (non practising) and a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers’ Association (PNLA) and South West Landlords’ Association (SWLA).
Recent notable cases include:
EI Group Plc v Clarke & Anor [2020] EWHC 1858 (Ch) (18 June 2020) successful defence to pub companies appeal against an adjudicator’s decision.
Oysterware Ltd v Intentor Ltd and others [2020] EWHC 2125 (Ch) (21 July 2020) successfully defending an application for summary judgment on a claim for copyright infringement.