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Barristers

Michelle Butler

Michelle Butler

Matrix Chambers, London

Position

Barrister specialising in public and private international law, arbitration, crime, commercial law, civil liberties and human rights.

Career

Qualified solicitor 2002 (New South Wales); called to the Bar 2007 (Inner Temple); trained Matrix 2007-08; member 2008; FCO Public International Law C Panel (2014). Publications include: Clayton and Tomlinson’s ‘Law of Human Rights’ (2009), the International Bar Association’s ‘Manual on International Criminal Law’ (2010), ‘Human Rights and Criminal Justice’ (2012) and Livingstone, Owen & Macdonald's 'Prison Law' (2015).

Education

University of Queensland (2000, BA); 2002 LLB (first class); College of Law (2002); University of Cambridge (2004, LLM).

Mentions

London Bar

International human rights and criminal law

Leading junior1
Michelle Butler – Matrix Chambers ‘Michelle is one of a kind. She is highly skilful, knowledgeable, from setting the strategy through the tactics and all combined with the highest human skills. She masters her field, standing out to others and receiving the greatest respect by her peers as well as the court.’
London Bar

Public international law

Leading junior2
Michelle Butler –Matrix Chambers ‘Michelle is one of the very few to have done a witness examination before the ICJ, and she does it extremely brilliantly. She is outstanding.’

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