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Graham Read KC
Position
Graham Read KC is a specialist in commercial law (including contract law; IT and construction disputes; ADR; arbitration), communications and environmental law. Very detailed expertise in telecoms law, including regulatory disputes (e.g. BT v Ofcom (080 numbers) BT v Ofcom (Ethernet)); interconnect agreements (e.g. Tonylogo v Totem); tariff charging; and telecoms misuse. Very heavy involvement with the Electronic Communications Code and recent test cases: e.g. EE v Islington, EE v Meyrick Trust and CTIL v University of Arts. Detailed experience of the Competition and Markets Authority (e.g. TalkTalk v Ofcom and the postal services sector (e.g. R (DHL) v Ofcom). Extensive experience in commercial litigation and all ancillary matters, e.g. conflict of laws (Connelly v RTZ, and Africa v Cape), arbitration and mediation (as both advocate and arbitrator/mediator), and international freezing orders (e.g. Banco Nacional v Empressa). Wide experience of contract disputes, including TCC cases (JDM v DEFRA) and IT (Ardentia v BT). Has been involved in some of the largest environmental law cases (e.g. Reay v British Nuclear Fuels, Ngcombo v Thor Chemical Holdings).
For more information on Graham’s practice and latest case highlights, please consult his full Devereux profile.
Career
Called 1981; QC 2003.
Publications: Inter alia, various peer reviewed articles in Communications Law.
Memberships
COMBAR; PNBA.
Education
MA Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Arden Scholar Gray’s Inn.
Leisure
Roman history, European history 1900-1945, swimming, concerts.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Graham Read KC –Devereux ‘Graham is a go-to counsel for all things telecoms. He is very approachable, engaging, will work with the client, incisive and excellent in analysing the arguments.’
Members of Devereux act for major communications and infrastructure providers, as well as smaller entities and international telecoms companies. Graham Read KC continues to act for major client BT, leading Rory Cochrane, in its proceedings in the Commercial Court seeking £16m of payments for electronic communications services which it alleges TalkTalk has withheld.
London Bar > Telecoms Regulation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1At Devereux, Graham Read KC is acting for the claimant in Vodafone Limited v (1) Gencomp (No 7) Limited (2) AP Wireless II (UK) Limited, an ongoing, high-profile case concerning the procedure for the renewal of agreements under the Electronic Communications Code in the context of a concurrent lease of a telecommunications site. Georgina Hirsch is highly regarded for her expertise in advising on contentious telecoms mandates.