Chris is Chief Executive of Riverview Chambers with more than 25 years' legal experience. He normally works with clients on a fixed fee annual retainer basis and as he is authorised by the Bar Council for direct/public access work, he is instructed mainly by in-house corporate teams.He graduated with Honours in Philosophy from Exeter University and it was his Philosophy professor who first encouraged him to take up law. He was called to the Bar in 1986 and was awarded a major scholarship by the Inner Temple. He also gained 2 Masters degrees from London University (MTH and LLM) and 2 Masters degrees from Cambridge University (Trinity Hall) (MBA and MPhil). Whilst at Cambridge he was in the Cambridge University Boxing team fighting at light middleweight; he was awarded his Blue.He is a specialist in motor industry law and advises a wide range of motor retail corporate clients. He is recognised as one of the UK's leading authorities on motor industry law and is retained by most of the UK's major motor retail groups (see client list below). He is also standing Counsel to the Retail Motor Industry Federation, the largest motor industry trade body in the UK.Chris says : "I always get a thrill working out the best strategy from a commercial and a legal standpoint. The legal problem and the commercial strategy often raise separate issues; I therefore really enjoy the challenge of trying to find an answer to the client's problem. There is always a legal solution which fits with the commercial strategy provided you look hard enough and examine the problem from different aspects."Chris conducts a significant amount of non-contentious work advising clients in the areas of expertise listed below and finding legal solutions which fit with the clients’ commercial strategy. Chris also regularly appears in the High Court, Employment Tribunals, and the Employment Appeal Tribunal. He also specialises in formal and informal mediations as an alternative to court litigation.