Richard Fitzmaurice
Director | Leicester
"Richard Fitzmaurice is a real standout - destined for the top. He has the rare ability to combine forensic attention-to-detail with sound commercial judgment and gets the big strategy calls right. He's also incredibly user-friendly and responsive."
The Legal 500, 2026
Call: 0345 274 6892 Mobile: 0797 153 5770
About Richard
Richard specialises in commercial disputes, with a particular focus on complex breach of contract matters, the pursuit and defence of restrictive covenant disputes and injunctions.
He has extensive experience in the energy, food, retail and technology sectors and advises a wide range of clients, including international companies, major UK corporations, regional businesses and high net worth individuals.
He is listed as a Recommended Lawyer and recognised as a Leading Associate by The Legal 500 (2026 edition) in Commercial Litigation.
Contact Richard
Call: 0345 274 6892
Mobile: 0797 153 5770
Notable work & expertise
Recent work
- Advising a national LPG, propane and butane gas supplier in obtaining permanent injunctions against a former distributor. This was the result of serious concerns that the distributor was engaged in illegal filling and unlawful handling of the client’s cylinders. Permanent injunctions were obtained
- Acting for a national supplier in the plumbing and heating industry in a ‘team-move’ injunction. The matter related to the supplier’s presence in a particular market and the misuse of the supplier’s confidential information
- Acting for one of the UK’s largest producers and packers of eggs in a complex, High Court dispute relating to outbreaks of a novel strain of salmonella
- Acting for the shareholders of a national food manufacturing company in relation to a multi-million-pound, unfair prejudice claim in the High Court
- Advising a leading provider in the digital sector in respect of a multi-million pound software dispute
- Advising a national distributor in the construction sector in respect of their contractual rights under multiple dealer agreements
Testimonials
Ct
“Richard is an excellent team player and works equally well with the client, counsel and the other third parties (experts, IT providers etc). His p...
Counsel testimonial
“…Richard was the epitome of professionalism in handling our case and explained the legal ramifications at each step through the duration of the pr...
Client testimonial
"Richard Fitzmaurice is a real standout - destined for the top. He has the rare ability to combine forensic attention-to-detail with sound commerci...
The Legal 500, 2026
“…his ability to quickly analyse large and complex sets of data in order to provide excellent legal analysis has shone through."
Client testimonial
"I worked mainly with Richard Fitzmaurice, who was calm in difficult situations, quite clear with his advice, positive with his responses and total...
Client testimonial
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