Michael is currently acting as a junior junior for the Undercover Policing Inquiry, chaired by Sir John Mitting.Michael’s practise is split between crime and professional discipline. In crime, he has extensive experience of acting for defendants in serious criminal cases, both instructed as a junior alone and a led junior. His trial history includes section 18 GBH cases, kidnapping, a conspiracy to defraud, robberies, rapes, sexual assaults, possession of indecent images, burglaries, drugs supply, escape from lawful custody and dishonesty offences.

Michael balances his defence practice with acting for a number of prosecutorial agencies. In addition to prosecuting for the CPS (Level 3), Michael’s prosecution experience also includes acting for the Probation Service, the Youth Offending Team, the Department of Work and Pensions, Revenue and Customs, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and numerous local authorities. Since July 2017, Michael has featured on the C Panel for the SFO List of Counsel.