Graeme Wood

During the first half of my career I combined academic law with professional practice. For some years while practising in Bristol at Assize Court Chambers, I was a Lecturer in land law at the University of West of England. On the academic side of my career I have been a part-time Supervisor at St. John’s College, Cambridge and examined for London University on the external LL.B degree course.

I am now based in the Lake District, and undertake land law, chancery work, inheritance matters, commercial work, professional negligence actions, judicial review and general tort and contract cases.

During my spare time I cook, walk, play raquetball or squash and and enjoy classical music including opera. I am an Associate of the London College of Music. I am a qualified squash coach and referee (I have refereed the likes of Peter Nicol, who won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games). I am a devotee and student of Greek culture and language.

Significant reported cases:
Governor & Co. Of Bank of Scotland v Grimes [1985] 1 QB 1179 (mortgages);
Bishop v Plumley [1991] 1 WLR 582 (inheritance);
Roche v Church referred to in Roebuck v Mungovin [1994] 2 AC 224 (procedural estoppel);
Bell v Tuohy [2002] EWCA Civ 423 (committal in relation to possession orders).