51 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3LZ, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7430 2277
- Fax:
- Fax 020 7430 1101
- DX:
- 37981 KINGSWAY
- Web:
- www.bcl.com
- Email:
Michael Drury Cmg
- Tel:
- Work +44 20 7430 2277
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Work Department
Business crime and regulation; serious and general crime.
Position
Partner specialising in regulatory and business crime, and national security matters. Michael has expertise in the fields of interception and surveillance, being responsible in part for the drafting of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) and its secondary legislation, and taking part within Government in every subsequent consideration of the law in this area. He has wide experience of acting in public inquires, resisting challenges to Government action in the surveillance field (especially in relation to interception and the collection of communications data), disclosure in civil and criminal litigation (including asset freezing). He has a particular interest in the Justice and Home Affairs application of EU law and was part of the UK team responsible for negotiating the Lisbon Treaty in so far as it affected those areas and national security. Michael offers a service to both individuals and corporate clients across the full range of BCL’s practice, both where litigation has started and where advice is being sought to minimise litigation and business risk.
Career
Called to the Bar 1982; city tax lawyer; prosecutor for HM Customs & Excise and the Serious Fraud Office; qualified as a solicitor 1996; legal adviser, director of legal affairs, member of main board of directors, GCHQ 1996-2010; partner BCL Burton Copeland 2010.
Languages
Working French.
Leisure
Rowing, classical music and opera, Oxford United FC.
Practice Areas
Administrative and public law; Crime - corporate; Information technology