Professional & Financial Risks

Partner Graham Reid 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.

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.

Professional Negligence Bar Association