Graeme Wood is a senior and experienced barrister with a reputation as a highly effective and articulate advocate. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales by Gray's Inn in 1984 and to the Bar of Ireland by King's Inns Dublin in 2020.
His expertise is in contentious contract (commercial and consumer), matrimonial finance, involving all areas of the matrimonial causes legislation and other family law matters, fitness to practice proceedings, matters involving cross border issues and foreign law, business tenancy and service charge disputes, personal injury litigation and applications and drafting under the civil procedure rules. He provides representation, drafting and advocacy in all these areas.
With extensive advocacy experience before UK courts and tribunals, Graeme combines a high level of forensic skill and attention to detail, with an ability to effectively analyse and communicate complex legal problems. He has recently been involved in permission to appeal proceedings before the United Kingdom Supreme Court in matters on Appeal from the Court of Session in Scotland.
Graeme regularly takes instructions under the Bar Council Direct Access scheme. He has 35 years’ PQE which included training in a leading commercial set in London.
Areas of law
Contentious Contract
Business Law
Matrimonial Finance
Other Family Law
Fitness to Practice
Civil Procedure Rules
Contentious Probate & Wills
Business Tenancy
Travel & Holiday Claims
Professional Negligence
Interim Applications
Education-Related Disputes
Insolvency
Appointments
‘The Great Repeal Lie – Civil Jurisdiction & judgments in a post-Brexit landscape’ – Europalaw.com March 2017 ‘To appear or not to appear, that is the question – Avoiding submission to the jurisdiction of a foreign court’ – Europlaw.com – March 2017 ‘Are asymmetric jurisdiction clauses the antithesis of exclusive jurisdiction clauses under Brussels I Recast’ Europalaw.com February 2017 ‘Derogating from party choice of applicable law under Rome I’ – Europalaw.com January 2017 ‘Unjust enrichment and the Rome II Regulation’ – Europalaw.com October 2016 ‘Supreme court Justices furnish their decision in celebrity privacy case’ – Europalaw.com June 2016 ‘Enforcing foreign default judgments in England and Wales – avoiding jurisdictional red herrings’ – Europalaw.com June 2016 ‘Penalising the penaliser- penalties doctrine survives assassination attempt in Supreme Court’ Euroipalaw.com June 2016 ‘Elements of arrest of vessels in Spain’ Hull Claims Analysis vol 5 issues 5 & 6 ‘The substance and procedure of suing for cargo damage in Spain’ Cargo Claims Analysis vol 5 issue 3 ‘Pre-trial security measures under Spanish and English law’ Cargo Claims Analysis vol 5 issue 6 ‘Title insurance in overseas time-share holiday schemes’ Insurance and Reinsurance Law International vol 7 issue 1 ‘Third party rights against P & I associations’ Insurance and Reinsurance law International vol 6 issue 7 & 8 ‘A ship owners’ liability for defective vessels – a legislative lacuna’ Hull Claims Analysis vol 4 issue 4 ‘A lacuna remedied – the Derbyshire in the Lords’ Hull Claims Analysis vol 4 issue 4 ‘Late claims against insolvent insurers’ Insurance & Reinsurance Law International vol 4 issue 10 ‘Concurrent causation in California’ Insurance & Reinsurance law International vol 4 issue 12 ‘The maritime lien under US and English law – a comparative study’ Cargo Claims Analysis vol 4 issue 10