Jim set up Reid Cooper with Louise Cooper in 1998 when both considered that developments in the insurance market meant there was a significant place for a niche firm.

He acts for a wide range of clients, including Police Forces and Fire Brigades.  He represented “Hangar 13” in the Ecstasy Deaths Inquiry in Ayr, appeared in the Lanarkshire E-coli Inquiry and in a number of recent Fatal Accident Inquiries involving Deaths in Custody.

Jim is a member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL).