Richard Sarll was called to the Bar in 2005 and specialises in disputes relating to commercial and admiralty law.  He is particularly well-known for his work in shipping, commodities, insurance and reinsurance, energy, and shipbuilding disputes.

Richard is ranked as a leading junior in the fields of Shipping, Commodities, and Insurance by Legal 500, who place him in their Tier 1 category of juniors for both Shipping and Commodities.

He was named Shipping, Commodities, and Aviation Junior of the Year 2022 at the Legal 500 Bar Awards.  More recently, Legal 500 have shortlisted him for the title of Junior of the Year at the 2024 Bar Awards.

Richard is a member of the Admiralty Court Users’ Committee.  He is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Association of Average Adjusters upon matters relating to General Average. He is the Vice-Chairman of the Admiralty Bar Group, which he co-founded in 2017.

He is a co-author of “Carver on Charterparties”.  He is also a co-editor of “Lowndes & Rudolf, General Average and the York-Antwerp Rules”.

At the outset of his practice, Richard undertook professional training alongside his counterparts in industry, taking evening classes in shipbroking and chartering, and in average adjusting (i.e. loss adjusting under policies of marine insurance and general average).

Richard holds an Advanced Diploma of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers with a concentration in the chartering of bulk carriers.  He is also an Associate Member of the Association of Average Adjusters, having passed the requisite examinations in marine insurance law and practice with distinction.

He lays claim to an impressive tally of 21 reported decisions, of which he argued ten on his own, the rest with leading counsel.  These include The Star Antares, The Longchamp, and The Brillante Virtuoso.