Richard Reichman
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Health & Safety
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About
Provided by Richard Reichman
Practice Areas
Richard is a partner specialising in corporate crime, regulatory investigations (including ESG compliance) and financial crime. He has extensive experience representing companies and individuals in relation to the most serious, complex and high-profile contentious matters. He is instructed from the early stages of cases to provide proactive advice regarding crisis management, large internal and external investigations, regulators’ powers, corporate co-operation, interviews under caution, prosecutions and associated proceedings such as inquests.
He advises regarding a broad range of offences, such as corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter, health and safety, food safety and hygiene (acting for Michelin starred restaurant groups and high street name food businesses), environmental (he advised in relation to the largest ever investigation by the Environment Agency), fire safety and trading. He also advises regarding financial offences such as fraud, bribery, insider dealing (he represented a defendant in the largest and most complex investigation into insider dealing ever conducted by the FCA), market manipulation and money laundering. He is frequently instructed in cases which require technical expertise in overlapping areas of business crime and regulation, for example joint police and Health and Safety Executive investigations and allegations of regulatory breaches combined with financial crime such as food and environmental fraud. The nature of his cases often involves the exercise of regulators’ powers (e.g. dawn raids, compelled document requests and enforcement notices).
His caseload includes matters being investigated and prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Food Standards Agency, Local Authorities, Fire and Rescue Authorities, Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office and Crown Prosecution Service.
Career
Trained and qualified into a leading national firm before moving to an international firm, gaining comprehensive experience in complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional matters. Joined BCL Solicitors LLP in 2012 and was invited to join the partnership in 2018.
Professional Memberships
The Law Society, Health and Safety Lawyers Association, UKELA (UK Environmental Law Association), Fraud Lawyers Association
Publications
The Barrister – ‘Unlawful killing following Maughan’ (April 2021); New Food Magazine – “Tesco receives highest ever food safety fine of £7.56 million” (April 2021); England & Wales chapter of ICLG: Corporate Investigations 2019 (co-author) (January 2019); Thomson Reuters, “Guide to Investigations of Corporate Manslaughter, Health and Safety and Environmental Offences”; The International Comparative Legal Guide to Business Crime 2017 - England & Wales, “Developments in Corporate Criminal Liability: New Offences of Failing to Prevent Financial Crime and Failing to Prevent Tax Evasion”.
Personal
Graduated from the University of Leeds with an LLB (Hons) degree in 2003. Completed the Legal Practice Course with a distinction and was awarded the Law Society Prize for the highest mark achieved at the learning institution for the year.
Chambers Review
UK
Richard Reichman is regularly called upon to advise clients within the retail and food and beverage sectors. He represents both corporate organisations and private individuals in investigations by local authorities and other regulatory bodies.
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Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a really strategic lawyer. He easily ascertains what the issues are and how to go about resolving them."
"He has a phenomenal memory and ability to process vast amounts of info."
"Richard is commercially astute and savvy."
"He is very personable and the client always feels that they have been well looked after. He is very attentive to the client's needs."
"He is a really strategic lawyer. He easily ascertains what the issues are and how to go about resolving them."
"He has a phenomenal memory and ability to process vast amounts of info."
"Richard is commercially astute and savvy."
"He is very personable and the client always feels that they have been well looked after. He is very attentive to the client's needs."
Articles, highlights and press releases
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Greenwashing and The CMA's New Powers
The government has announced that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be given game-changing new powers to deal with consumer protection breaches. BCL partner Richard Reichman explores why those changes are being implemented and what it means for greenwashing.
Greenwashing and The CMA's New Powers
The government has announced that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will be given game-changing new powers to deal with consumer protection breaches. BCL partner Richard Reichman explores why those changes are being implemented and what it means for greenwashing.