Chris Read Law and Social Sciences at the University of Kent at Canterbury and after a time acting as a prosecutor for the Department of Transport moved into private practice in 1981 and later became a founding partner in Camillins Solicitors. Married to an Australian, Chris moved to Australia in 2002 and re-qualified as a solicitor in Victoria. He is an accredited business law specialist and also well at home with commercial and residential property law and leases.

Chris retains a practicing certificate in the UK and can offer advice on a wide range of UK law matters as well as having strong contacts in the UK legal and accountancy fields.