Graham Read KC KC > Chambers of Andrew Burns KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Andrew Burns KC
Devereux
QUEEN ELIZABETH BUILDING, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9BS
England

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 > Commercial litigation

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Graham Read KCDevereux

London Bar > IT and telecoms: projects and services

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Graham Read KCDevereuxAn extremely personable silk who is easy to work with.’

Devereux members’ have accumulated a broad range of experience in telecoms work, encompassing commercial disputes involving telecoms companies, Electronic Communications Code issues concerning IT disputes and regulatory appeals. Graham Read KC acted for BT in its dispute against TalkTalk for alleged non-payment of services for electronic communication services, with the defendant similarly counterclaiming regarding service level guarantee payments by Openreach.

London Bar > Telecoms Regulation

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1

Graham Read KC – DevereuxGraham cuts to the chase. He is commercial and savvy, clients love him.’