Queen Elizabeth Building (QEB)

Michael has a specialist family law practice, relating to both financial and child matters. He has experience in handling matrimonial financial claims, claims of unmarried couples concerning ownership of their home and claims of unmarried parents under Schedule 1 of the Children Act. Michael has extensive experience in private child law, including international child abduction (involving cases both outside and within Europe), applications to remove children permanently from the UK and for private clients involved in public child law cases. His practice has included regular work in the field of professional conduct tribunals. Resolution-trained collaborative lawyer. Qualified resolution family law mediator, accepting appointments concerning both children and financial issues.

Qualified 1974; Inner Temple. On legal assessor panel for Farriers, the Nursing & Midwifery Council, General Dental Council, and the Institute of Financial Accountants.

Legal assesor on the panels for Farriers, Nurses, Public Finance Accountants and Dentists; Family Law Bar Association; Collaborative Lawyer; Family Law Mediator; member of Resolution.

Trinity College, Dublin (law).

Cricket, running, horses, motorbikes.