"Gavin Reese is an outstanding lawyer. His tactical judgment is unmatched in the profession and he is an asset in every case in which he is instructed." - Legal 500 UK 2025
"He is very good with clients and at providing strategic advice." - Chambers UK 2025
"Gavin Reese is a master tactician – his huge experience means that he is adept at handling the most difficult and sensitive cases." - Legal 500 UK 2024
"Gavin Reese – excellent strategist. Inspirational leader and clients appreciate his down to earth approach. Never makes a wrong step – no case is too difficult for him." - Legal 500 UK 2023
"Gavin is personable, and his experience in the field shines through with his reassuring manner." - Health and Safety UK – Chambers 2023
‘Gavin Reese – excellent strategist. Inspirational leader and clients appreciate his down to earth approach. Never makes a wrong step – no case is too difficult for him.' – Legal500 - Employment > health & Safety – 2023
'Gavin Reese: a great tactician and very bright’ – Legal500 - Insurance > Product Liability: Defendant 2023
‘Gavin Reese is a quality lawyer.’ – Legal500 - Insurance > Personal Injury: Defendant 2023
‘Gavin Reese has excellent strategic overview and client management skills and is a tough negotiator in joint settlement meetings.’– Legal500 - Insurance > Personal Injury: Defendant 2023
‘Gavin Reese is a hugely experienced and skilled tactician who inspires confidence in his clients and fear in his opponents.’ – Legal500 - Insurance > Personal Injury: Defendant 2023
Ranked – Chambers UK 2022
"Gavin Reese is totally unflappable – a seasoned pro." - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Leading Individual - The Legal 500 UK 2022
Gavin Reese's practice covers a variety of industries, including construction and manufacturing. He also acts on behalf of private individuals. He handles a range of matters including criminal investigations and prosecutions following on-site fatal accidents and serious injuries. - Chambers UK 2021
"He's very knowledgeable and calm and he's also a good strategist." - Chambers UK 2021
"He's a really good negotiator and was creative in the way he perceived the issue and found different solutions." - Chambers UK 2021
Leading individual - The Legal 500 UK 2021
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Gavin Reese is very astute, a good tactical thinker, and able to give clear, comprehensive advice. An encyclopedic knowledge of the law and excellent judgement." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Gavin Reese is a very strong tactician. He has unrivalled experience in handling the biggest product liability claims and his natural charm masks a fierce determination to achieve the best results for his clients." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
"Gavin Reese is a very savvy player in a competitive market." - The Legal 500 UK 2021
Gavin Reese handles a range of police and HSE prosecutions and investigations arising from serious and fatal accidents. - Chambers UK 2020
He is very thorough and knowledgeable and knows how the court and HSE operate. - Chambers UK 2020
He puts everyone at ease and can manage expectations well. - Chambers UK 2020
"Gavin Reese is a brilliant tactician and leader." - The Legal 500 UK 2020
Leading individual - The Legal 500 UK 2020
Gavin Reese is "very experienced, has a superb wealth of knowledge and is highly regarded in the marketplace." - Chambers UK 2019
He defends clients against significant HSE prosecutions, including those resulting from multiple fatalities. - Chambers UK 2019
Gavin provides pragmatic, realistic and comprehensive advice; he understands the business and the pressures the client faces. - Client Choice 2019
He understands the needs of the business and weaves that understanding into realistic and meaningful guidance; he is a competent and diligent lawyer. - Client Choice 2019
Gavin is a commercially minded lawyer who finds effective solutions to problems; he keeps things simple and his advice is always clear and easy to follow. - Client Choice 2019
Gavin is a focused on delivering and creating the best results; he has a great personality and is very easy to get along with. - Client Choice 2019
He can guide the business successfully through many pit falls; he demonstrates expert technical knowledge and engages with many people in the business. - Client Choice 2019
Gavin demonstrates excellent communication skills and is exceptionally honest; he has good knowledge and can develop innovative and collaborative solutions. - Client Choice 2019
He provides excellent counsel and ensures that the clients’ interests are protected from a legal perspective; he understands complex issues and tackles them head on. - Client Choice 2019
Gavin and his team provided high quality legal advice; he provides proactive advice which is focused, concise and effectively communicated. - Client Choice 2019
Gavin Reese is highly sought after by corporate clients and insurers to defend highly sensitive health and safety cases. - Chambers UK 2018
Gavin is described by clients as "clever and tenacious." - The Legal 500 UK 201
Leading individual. - The Legal 500 UK 2018
The "superb and tenacious" Gavin Reese [...] specialises in catastrophic injury claims.
- The Legal 500 UK 2017
Gavin Reese regularly handles significant and high-profile matters, offering his defence expertise to an array of clients. Sources are quick to describe him as "extremely knowledgeable and personable" and also appreciate his pragmatic approach. - Chambers UK 2017
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2016
"Gavin Reese has extensive experience in defending businesses and individuals in investigations and prosecutions undertaken by police, local authorities and regulatory bodies." – Chambers UK 2016
"Gavin Reese is an ‘enormously experienced and accomplished practitioner." - The Legal 500 UK 2015
"Gavin Reese is "an experienced and reassuring presence for any insurer." - The Legal 500 UK 2014
Sources describe Gavin Reese as "very experienced" and "a solid, switched-on litigator." Clients agree that "his commercial awareness and service are excellent." - Chambers UK 2014
