Bio
Michael is a Disputes Partner.
Michael specialises in advising corporate entities and high-net-worth individuals on resolving, and mitigating the risk of, disputes, with particular expertise in breach of contract, unfair prejudice, breach of warranty, and breach of restrictive covenants matters.
With experience of high-value court proceedings, complex litigation , cross-border disputes, and alternative dispute resolution methods, Michael’s expertise spans contractual disputes; disputes relating to the sale and supply of goods and services; misuse of confidential information; shareholder disputes; claims regarding the misuse of confidential information; defamation; challenging insurers’ refusal of coverage; professional negligence; passing-off; high-value debt recovery; procurement challenges; family disputes; and contested probate claims.
He works with clients ranging from high-net-worth individuals and sports clubs to large corporates and Plcs across a range of sectors spanning healthcare, manufacturing, sport, incurance, and retail.
Examples of Michael’s work include:
- Successfully fending off a challenge to the award of a number of NHS contracts estimated to be worth circa £168 million.
- Working in conjunction with US Attorneys to defend a claim brough against an English client in the courts of Minnesota relating to allegedly faulty equipment supplied by our client.
- Dealing with an unfavourable story about a client posted on a national newspaper’s website – obtaining agreement to amend the article within hours of our instruction and publish a more positive story the following day.
- Advising two insured clients in respective million and multi-million pound disputes with their insurers, who were resisting claims made under the policies.
- Representing a client in pursuing a professional negligence claim against their former solicitors.
- Advising a well-known wine retailer in a dispute with the provider of their wine labels.
- Advising a shareholder in a professional football club in relation to a multi-million pound dispute with the club and its shareholders.