Michael Stephens > 4-5 Gray's Inn Square > London, England > Barrister Profile

Michael Stephens

Position

Michael is an experienced senior junior who has conducted a broad common law practice from chambers in Birmingham since 1985. His work in recent years has focused particularly on dispute resolution and the use of ADR, leading him to obtain further professional qualifications.

Michael is a qualified mediator who has conducted numerous successful mediations covering, in particular, construction, professional negligence, property and business disputes. He abides by the European Code of Conduct for mediators.

Michael is also an experienced arbitrator, familiar with both domestic and international rules. He is a member of a number of panels and has spoken frequently on arbitration topics, both in the UK and at international events.

With his interest and expertise in construction law, Michael is well placed to act as an adjudicator under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. He also has considerable experience in the preparation of notices of adjudication and referral notices.

Michael is able to accept instructions direct from the public to provide advice, draft documents or act as advocate and is happy to do so in all of his areas of practice.

Career

Michael is an experienced senior junior who has conducted a broad common law practice from chambers in Birmingham since 1985. His work in recent years has focused particularly on dispute resolution and the use of ADR, leading him to obtain further professional qualifications.

Michael is a qualified mediator who has conducted numerous successful mediations covering, in particular, construction, professional negligence, property and business disputes. He abides by the European Code of Conduct for mediators.

Michael is also an experienced arbitrator, familiar with both domestic and international rules. He is a member of a number of panels and has spoken frequently on arbitration topics, both in the UK and at international events.

With his interest and expertise in construction law, Michael is well placed to act as an adjudicator under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996. He also has considerable experience in the preparation of notices of adjudication and referral notices.

Michael is able to accept instructions direct from the public to provide advice, draft documents or act as advocate and is happy to do so in all of his areas of practice.

Memberships

Middle Temple (Blackstone Exhibitioner, Bencher)

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (President 2014, member of Mediation Panel)

Bar Council ADR Committee

TECBAR (member of Arbitration, Mediation and Adjudication Panels)

Adjudication Society (member of Adjudicator Panel)

Society of Construction Law

Midland Chancery and Commercial Bar Association

Professional Negligence Bar Association

British Association for Sport and Law

British Irish Commercial Bar Association

Fellow, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow, Malaysia Institute of Arbitrators

Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators

Panel of Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration

Panel of foreign arbitrators, CIETAC

Panel of Korean Commercial Arbitration Board

Fellow, Association of Forensic & Advanced Valuation Executives

Education

BA (Hons), FCIArb

Public access trained

Qualified Dispute Resolver, accredited by the Academy of Experts

Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland

Registered practitioner with rights of audience in the DIFC Courts, Dubai