Michael is ranked as a leading junior for commercial dispute resolution. He has a broad practice covering all aspects of commercial litigation and international arbitration. Michael appears regularly in the High Court in a wide range of commercial cases. He has worked on a number of very high-value and complex civil fraud claims and joint venture disputes in recent years, in addition to insurance, professional negligence and jurisdiction disputes.
Recent cases on which Michael has been instructed include: a fraud claim relating to the sale of part of a business listed on the London Stock Exchange; Part 20 Claims relating to proceedings concerning the collapse of a dam in Brazil, in which over 730,000 claimants are seeking damages of around £36 billion; an arbitration relating to claims under reinsurance treaties concerning losses arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic; an LCIA arbitration involving a claim for damages of over US$650 million relating to the sale of a secured debt; and a claim against a City law firm for damages of over US$500 million for alleged breaches of duty owed to a former client.
Called 2010; Middle Temple; non-stipendiary lecturer in law, University College, Oxford 2009-10; pupillage at Brick Court Chambers 2011-12; judicial assistant at the UK Supreme Court 2012-13.