Richard Barr has been a solicitor since 1971. He specialises in clinical negligence and major injury cases. He has been involved in running a number of national cases - including – Opren (a painkiller that was associated with a number of deaths and serious injuries), Gulf War (claims by the veterans of the first Gulf War that they were injured by vaccines and other medications given to them), Organophosphate Sheep Dips and MMR vaccines (claims by many parents whose children developed neurological and other problems including symptoms of autism after vaccination).

Since 1990 he has been on the clinical negligence panel of Action Against Medical Accidents (AvMA) This is currently subject to re-accreditation on change of firm. He is a Senior Litigator with the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.

He has a special interest in head injury cases because his step-daughter suffered horrendous injuries as a result of a medical accident when she was aged five. She is now seriously disabled. He therefore has had personal experience in dealing with all the bureaucratic, educational and problems in achieving appropriate levels of medical treatment for someone with severe disabilities.

He has written two books for the Consumers Association and is a frequent contributor of articles to legal periodicals and occasionally to national newspapers. He also broadcasts regularly on legal matters on BBC Radio Norfolk. He is on the Council of the Law Society for England and Wales (representing solicitors in Norfolk where he lives).

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