Graham Reid
Partner
Graham is an expert on professional negligence claims against lawyers, professional ethics and regulation, investigations by regulators, insurance coverage for lawyers’ professional insurance, risk management, and the governance of professional firms. He typically acts on behalf of lawyers, law firms, insurers of law firms, and other kinds of professional services businesses such as accountants, litigation funders, and providers of claims management services. He is a member of the Professional Negligence Bar Association.
“I like the variety, and the human element. People are endlessly complex and fascinating.”
“I focus on regulation and insurance. Much of what I do is about people making mistakes, understanding why they made mistakes, and designing systems to prevent mistakes happening again in future. I like the variety, and the human element. People are endlessly complex and fascinating.
I have acted for quite a few foreign law firms and legal services providers who wish to bring their business model to these shores. I have also advised professional services firms on how to manage their risk and contractual arrangements across multiple offices and jurisdictions.
Clients value me for my idea-generation skills, my focus and experience, and my calmness, pragmatism, thoroughness and analysis.
It’s important to be supportive and understanding in client relationships. Always let the client speak! Clients value empathy, reassurance, and effectiveness. As lawyers, we have to be responsive, available as much as possible, and deliver a proper mix of written and oral communication, with all the key outputs in writing.”
Graham’s recent work highlights:
Afan Valley Ltd & Ors v Lupton Fawcett (A Firm) & Others [2024] EWHC 909 (KB) (23 April 2024) - £65 million-plus claim against a law firm.
Coverage issues arising from the collapse of Axiom Ince Ltd.
Successfully defending a solicitor from allegations of improper ‘eavesdropping’ before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Directory quotes
"Graham Reid stands out head and shoulders above his peers." - Legal 500 UK 2024
"Graham Reid – first-class knowledge and very user friendly." - Legal 500 UK 2023
"Graham Reid is fantastic – thorough, thoughtful and mindful of the commercial as well as the legal issues." - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2022
"Graham Reid is a good communicator, extremely thorough, extremely responsive, extremely knowledgeable and gives focussed effective advice and support. I could not have asked for more." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Legal director Graham Reid introduces a sense of calm and perspective to what can be fraught and worrying situations; he is also careful, thoughtful and measured, and consistently achieves the best results in difficult situations." - The Legal 500 UK 2020
"Graham Reid has deep experience in legal sector partnerships and is the department’s regulatory expert" - The Legal 500 UK 2017
"Recommended" - The Legal 500 UK 2016
"Recommended" - The Legal 500 UK 2015
"Recommended for Professional Discipline2 - The Legal 500 UK 2014
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