Rob specialises in complex and high value Dispute Resolution cases with a focus on contract, shareholder/director disputes and Professional Negligence claims. He has had numerous reported cases in The High Court and The Court of Appeal.  Rob also has a wealth of experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) including mediation, arbitration and adjudication.

Rob has been ranked as a ‘leader in the field’ by a leading legal directory Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.

Rob spent much of his career working at leading regional law firms as Head of the Dispute Resolution Department, and joined Bridge McFarland LLP as an equity partner in May 2012.

The UK Legal 500, 2018-19 said:

‘A gem in the Hull legal market’, Bridge McFarland LLP fields ‘a brilliant team of exceptional litigators who manage to balance a legal framework with a commercial approach to find the best possible solutions’. Rob Ripley, who ‘exudes confidence and well researches every case he has’, leads the group; clients praise him as ‘a vastly experienced lawyer, whose key strength is his ability to work with the client and maintain an eye on the broader commercial outcomes’.