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1 Crown Office Row Brighton
119 Church Street
Brighton
BN1 1UD
England
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Michael Walker
Position
Michael Walker has a busy civil practice and regularly accepts instructions in general civil law matters but he has particular experience in property, commercial, professional negligence and personal injury.
Career
Call: 2008; Middle Temple.
Prior to joining Chambers Michael worked in the professional disciplinary department of a top London Solicitors firm. He also spent six months working in The Hague at the Special Court for Sierra Leone working on the trial of Charles Taylor, the ex-Liberian president, who was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Michael has been an active supporter of pro-bono work and volunteered at the Fulham Legal Advice Centre for a number of years.
Memberships
PIBA; Employment Bar Association.
Education
Imberhorne School; University of Leicester (LLB (Hons) 2:1); BPP (Bar Vocational Course – Very Competent); Middle Temple Terence Fitzgerald Scholarship.
Leisure
Golf, any sport, scuba diving and travel.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Michael Walker – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Michael is very realistic, commercial and practical with his advice. He picks up the little details but also sees the bigger picture. He is great in court, and written advice is sound.’
1 Crown Office Row Brighton is ‘a good and experienced set of chambers with a wide depth of experience’ in the full range of property disputes, including complex issues relating to easements, breach of covenants and enfranchisement, along with landlord and tenant disputes. Practice head Simon Sinnatt appeared before the Court of Appeal in Savage v Savage, an ongoing dispute related to the right of pre-emption in ToLATA proceedings between beneficiaries. Paul Ashwell is known for his expertise in handling property issues for both private and public sector clients. Michael Walker is praised for his ‘good advocacy skills’, while Kate Richmond is an ‘exceptionally good and all-round’ advocate adept at handling commercial and residential property matters. Other key members of the team include Stuart Wright, who is ‘always thorough and concise in his written advice’, and Rachel Baker, who successfully acted for an elderly and disabled claimant seeking removal of a defendant who had occupied a caravan on her farm.