Graham read Law as an undergraduate at Downing College, Cambridge and the BCL at Christ Church, Oxford. He is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Cambridge. He is also the 19th Master of Downing College, Cambridge and an Academic Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn.

His academic interests include the law of restitution, equity and trusts, contract law and criminal law.

Graham was appointed Queen’s Counsel honoris causa in 2017 for service to legal education and private law. His work has been frequently cited in the English courts, including in the Supreme Court, and has shaped the direction of the law of unjust enrichment, mistake, and other related areas of restitution, as well as the law of trusts and Equity.