Graeme Wood Gray's Inn; King's Inns Dublin General Information 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 Family law Contentious Contract Contentious contract disputes in all courts - County, High Court and Appellate Business Law Disputes involving business parties or business and consumer parties Matrimonial Finance Proceedings involving ancillary relief under the Matrimonial Causes legislation Other Family Law Private law Children Act proceedings, including custody disputes, Guardianship matters, Partental alienation claims. Section 8 orders Fitness to Practice Representation, advice and assistance in Fitness to Practice proceedings before professional bodies and regulators in England and Wales Civil Procedure Rules Expertise in drafting pleadings under the civil procedure rules and on making and defending applications in civil litigation. All common law matters including personal injury litigation Contentious Probate & Wills Contentious probate and trust claims/disputes relating to wills and executors Business Tenancy Business tenancy and service charge disputes Travel & Holiday Claims Including Regulation 261 and holiday sickness claims Professional Negligence Interim Applications Interim applications in domestic and cross-border litigation, including applications for freezing, asset disclosure, anton piller and other forms of interim remedies Education-Related Disputes Including litigation Insolvency Personal and corporate insolvency Actions by liquidators Appointments Associate Professor of European Civil Litigation at the University of Notre Dame, a leading University in the United States