He has a broad commercial and civil practice with particular emphasis on construction, insurance, property damage and professional negligence. In the last three years he has been instructed in two of the leading reported cases concerning causation, remoteness and measure of loss: in Coal Pension Properties v NuWay [2009] 124 Con LR 50 (measure of loss in commercial property damage claims) he acted for the claimant; in Supershield v Siemens [2010] 129 ConLR 52 (causation/remoteness) he acted for Slaughter & May in the settled litigation, to which Supershield and Siemens were additional parties. in the same period he also acted for the insured in a two-month $150m international Cayman Island arbitration; for London Fire in Veolia plc (formerly Three Valleys Water) v London Fire & Emergency planning Authority [2009] EWHC 3019 and [2010] EWHC 208; and for Total in the Buncefield quantum litigation. He is currently acting for the Allianz and Provident policyholders in Coles v Hetherton, the RSAI test case litigation, where the defendants recently obtained permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal.
King Henry VIII School, Coventry; Brasenose College, Oxford; Council of Legal Education; Kings College; London University (1981 BA Law; 1995 MA; 1995 MSc; 1996 ACIArb).
London Bar
Michael Curtis KC – Crown Office Chambers ‘Michael provides clear, concise advice and can cut through complex issues so that they are easy to understand. His work ethic is unparalleled and he has an impressive attention to detail.'
London Bar
Michael Curtis KC –Crown Office Chambers ‘He has a tenacious work ethic and provides clear advice. He is very personable and has an ability to tailor his advice to his audience, whether they be lawyers or laypeople. He has a forensic eye for detail.'
London Bar
Michael Curtis KC –Crown Office Chambers ‘He has a tenacious work ethic and provides clear advice. He is very personable and has an ability to tailor his advice to his audience, whether they be lawyers or laypeople. He has a forensic eye for detail.’