Russell-Cooke LLP

Russell-Cooke LLP

Lawyers

Graham French

Graham French

Work Department

Property litigation; housing (both social and private sector) litigation and ancillary advisory work.

Position

Graham is a consultant in the property and housing litigation team now working principally on the Public Inquiry and related litigation on behalf of clients affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

Until retiring as a partner in November 2019, in addition to the Grenfell cases he concentrated on residential and commercial property disputeslandlord & tenant, housing, public law and related contractual disputes. He covered all aspects of property and housing litigation acting for landlords, tenants and tenant’s organisations. Graham also worked for housing associations, co-operatives, tenant management organisations and other public and voluntary sector bodies.

Career

He joined Russell-Cooke as a partner in September 2015 following the merger of Alan Edwards & Co and Russell-Cooke.

Admitted as a solicitor January 1984 Alan Edwards & Co. 1985 (as Partner, 1986) to 2015 Deputy District Judge (County Court) since 1998 Member of the Civil Justice Council Working Party on property disputes

Languages

Very basic Spanish and French

Memberships

Housing Law Practitioners Association

Property Litigation Association

Education

Undergraduate Degree in Law – Leeds Polytechnic 1977; MPhil Criminology, Clare Hall College, Cambridge University - 1978