Richard qualified as a Solicitor in 1993 and has primarily undertaken Civil and Commercial Litigation since then. In 2007 he became Managing Partner of Mace & Jones Solicitors. He initiated a merger with Weightmans LLP which occurred in May 2011. Since then Richard has undertaken various partner roles within Weightmans, to include Regional Office Head of the Manchester office. Richard’s Litigation Practice encompassed a range of complex work from contract disputes, injunction applications, shareholder disputes, partnership issues, warranty claims to procurement challenges. 

In 2024, Richard undertook a new role in the Knowledge Management and Library team within Weightmans, using his experience built up over 30 years to support the litigation departments.

Reported Cases:

• Harlow v Aspect Contracts Ltd 2020 WL [2020] EWHC 1488 (TCC)

• 116 Cardamon Ltd v (1) Alan Ramsay MacAlister (2) Birgitt Alice MacAlister  (2019) [2019] EWHC 1200 (Comm) QBD (Comm) (Cockerill J)  14/05/2019

• Joseph Gleave & Son Limited v Secretary of State for Defence [2017] EWHC 238 (TCC).

• Transport for Greater Manchester v Thales Transport & Security Ltd [2013] All ER (D) 41 (Jan) and [2012] EWHC 3717 (TCC)

• Celtec v Astley [2006] UKHL 29 and C-478/03 (ECJ)

• Bradford & Bingley v Ross [2005] EWCA Civ 394 (Banking and finance; mortgage claims; sale to associated company at undervalue)

• Bruce Cook v Vehicle Inspectorate [1999] House of Lords on appeal from the Divisional Court

Recent Directory quotes:

• 2025 Legal 500 “Richard Corran is a clear-sighted and well regarded litigator.  You can trust him with the hard cases.”
• 2024 Legal 500 “Richard Corran is clear sighted and authoritative in his approach”
• 2023 Legal 500 “Richard Corran is a fantastic, cool-headed dispute resolution lawyer who uses all of the knowledge and experience he has built up in his career to get the best possible outcome in any given situation”.
• 2021 Legal 500 “Richard Corran, who counts corporate litigation and restrictive covenant actions among his areas of specialism”
• 2020 Legal 500 - “Other key partners include….Manchester Office Head Richard Corran”
• 2019 Legal 500 Regional Office Head Richard Corran is “very able”
• 2018 Legal 500 the “pragmatic” Richard Corran “takes a tough line against opponents”
• 2017 Legal 500 “Other key figures include Richard Corran”
• 2016 Legal 500 “Richard Corran is recommended”.

Richard has worked at Manchester Met since May 2019. He teaches Civil Litigation and Drafting in addition to his role at Weightmans LLP.