Richard Thatcher
Called 1989 – Inner Temple
Education; Trent Polytechnic 1984-87 LLB (Hons) 2:1
Described in the “Legal 500” of 2010 as “an outstanding junior”, Richard both defends and prosecutes serious violence and sexual offences, as well as drugs offences. He is a Level 4 prosecutor (specialist rape panel) and a registered pupil master.
More recent cases include:
R-v-MILLWARD (2008) Defence of a man charged with attempted murder by firing at and injuring the complainant with a sawn off shotgun
R-v-BURTON and BARNES (2011) Prosecution of two defendants for the armed robbery of a Nottingham post office during which a shotgun was discharged
R-v-MORAN (2010) Prosecution for attempted murder, the defendant being party to a joint knife attack upon the complainant in which penetrating blows to the skull were delivered
R-v-SHAW (2011) Prosecution of defendant for historic sexual abuse of two members of his family
R-v-SHAFI-(2010) Prosecution of inter faith rape case.
R-v-STUBBS (2011) Prosecution of off-duty police inspector for Causing Death by Dangerous Driving
Richard has also been led both for the Crown and the defence, most recently:
R-v-BROWN-(2009) Defended one of three men charged in connection with the murder of Brendan Lawrence, the first “black on black” killing in Nottingham that took 7 years to reach trial thereby generating an enormous quantity of unused material
R-v-EVANS (2010) Defended one of three 15 years old boys charged with murder.
R-v-ROWBOTHAM (2009) Prosecuted a case of Arson/Murder where the defendant set fire to a house, killing one of the occupants.
