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Michael Bools KC KC
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Michael Bools’s practice covers all areas of commercial law and advocacy. He is recommended by the legal directories in the fields of commercial dispute resolution, and energy and natural resources. Chambers & Partners 2017 describes Michael as “An intellectual heavyweight who is always thorough and detailed in his preparation.” “He’s got exactly the right touch for the big cases” and is “excellent on his feet.” He appears at all levels of the court system and in arbitrations and mediations.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Michael Bools KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Very down to earth, accessible and responsive, he is able to master the details of complex areas and present a coherent case.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Michael Bools KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Michael is hugely personable. He is great with clients and a charming advocate, but behind the easy manner is a pin-sharp intellect and total commitment to his clients.’
As a ‘premier commercial set with real strength-in-depth’, Brick Court Chambers continues to impress with its routine involvement in big-ticket cases. In Privatbank v Kolomoisky, Mark Howard KC represents former bank owner Igor Kolomoisky against the bank’s claims that he misappropriated US$2.4bn by arranging fraudulent loans, leading Michael Bools KC, Alec Haydon KC, Geoffrey Kuehne, and Ben Woolgar. Simon Salzedo KC leads a team including Richard Eschwege KC, Michael Bolding, and Tom Wood, representing mining company Vale SA in Municipio de Mariana v BHP Group, a significant group action with over 800,000 claimants seeking £36bn in damages for the Fundão Dam collapse in Brazil. Roger Masefield KC represents the Nigerian government in Nigeria v Tibit, a case concerning an attempt to recover a private jet, alleged to have been purchased by late kleptocrat Sane Abacha’s oil minister with the proceeds of corruption. Richard Blakeley KC took silk in March 2024.
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Michael Bools KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘An imperturbable and authoritative advocate.’