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Outer Temple Chambers
THE OUTER TEMPLE, 222 STRAND
LONDON
WC2R 1BA
England
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Henry Reid
Work Department
Commerical Litigation, Financial Services and Cryptoassets, Sanctions, Regulatory
Position
Barrister specialising in Commercial Litigation, Financial Services & Cryptoassets, Sanctions, Regulatory.
Career
Henry was called to the bar in 2018.
Henry’s practice covers a wide array of commercial, corporate and financial services matters with an emphasis on commercial litigation, contentious and non-contentious financial services, regulatory investigations, fintech, sanctions and banking law.
Henry joined Outer Temple having spent five years at Signature Litigation LLP, a specialist law firm handling complex litigation, arbitration and regulatory investigations. At Signature, Henry worked on a number of significant matters, notably on disputes in the Commercial Court concerning civil fraud, banking and finance and professional negligence as well as advising and structuring potential claims on behalf of clients, including on potential group action claims.
Prior to Signature, Henry worked in the financial services practices of the US firms Katten Muchin Rosenmann LLP and Arnold & Porter (UK) LLP providing regulatory advice, representing individuals in regulatory and criminal investigations and acting on claims concerning the purported mis-selling of financial products and the manipulation of certain benchmark rates.
Henry joined the law from the public affairs industry, where he assisted clients (including overseas governments, investment funds and high net worth individuals) with political and media communications issues.
Memberships
- Financial Services Lawyers Association (FSLA), Treasurer and Executive Committee Member
- Collective Redress Lawyers Association (CORLA), Member
- The Commercial Bar Association, (COMBAR), Member
- Chatham House, Member
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Henry Reid – Outer Temple Chambers ‘Henry has a real flair for handling technical detail, particularly in the area of expert evidence, quantum and forensic accounting issues. He is incredibly good at organising thoughts and information.’
London Bar > Financial services and fintech regulation
(Rising stars)Ranked: Tier 1Henry Reid – Outer Temple Chambers ‘Henry is friendly, responsive and hardworking. His real strength is his oral advocacy, where he performs well beyond his years and holds his own up against silks with a wonderful, natural style.’
With a ‘longstanding reputation for financial services work’, Outer Temple Chambers’ members ‘routinely act for and against the FCA, PRU and Lloyds of London’. Michael Uberoi and Henry Reid acted for the defendant in FCA v Reynolds, proceedings brought against a financial adviser seeking the disgorgement of over £2m of commission payments obtained in consequence of advice given to members of the British Steel pensions scheme; with the Upper Tribunal appeal being heard in June 2024. Oliver Powell, who always ‘goes the extra mile for his client’, is particularly well regarded for regulatory enforcement action taken by the FCA and Lloyds, internal investigations conducted by financial institutions, and criminal prosecutions brought by the FCA and SFO.
London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Henry Reid – Outer Temple Chambers ‘Henry is one of the few genuine crypto asset litigation experts. His deep knowledge of the law but also the commercial and practical aspects of this area make him an essential part of a team in crypto litigation.’