Brick Court Chambers

Michael practises in competition, public and commercial law. He joined Chambers in July 2023, following successful completion of his pupillage under the supervision of James McClelland KC, Craig Morrison KC and Sarah Love.

Prior to joining Brick Court, Michael qualified as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and spent eight years in its disputes department, where he was a Senior Associate and solicitor-advocate. During his time at Freshfields, Michael specialised in competition, public and commercial law and worked on multiple high-profile disputes, including acting for Eurotunnel in the Brexit Ferries litigation, for Meta in the Facebook Data General Court challenge, for Southeastern Railway in the Boundary Fares collective proceedings in the CAT and for the AIRE Centre in the Dubs Amendment judicial review.

During pupillage, Michael assisted in a range of matters across Chambers’ areas of specialism, including competition damages cases in the e-commerce and financial services sectors, an EU pharmaceuticals regulation matter, civil fraud claims, contractual disputes and judicial review claims concerning commodities markets and climate change.

Michael studied law at the University of Oxford, spent a year as the judicial assistant to Lady Justice Asplin in the Court of Appeal and is a trustee of fundamental rights charity the AIRE Centre.

Called to the Bar: 2022