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1 Crown Office Row, Brighton Offices
1 Crown Office Row, Brighton
119 CHURCH STREET
BRIGHTON
BN1 1UD
England
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Michael Walker
Position
Michael Walker has a busy civil practice and regularly accepts instructions in general civil law matters but he has particular experience in property, commercial, professional negligence and personal injury.
Career
Call: 2008; Middle Temple.
Prior to joining Chambers Michael worked in the professional disciplinary department of a top London Solicitors firm. He also spent six months working in The Hague at the Special Court for Sierra Leone working on the trial of Charles Taylor, the ex-Liberian president, who was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Michael has been an active supporter of pro-bono work and volunteered at the Fulham Legal Advice Centre for a number of years.
Memberships
PIBA; Employment Bar Association.
Education
Imberhorne School; University of Leicester (LLB (Hons) 2:1); BPP (Bar Vocational Course – Very Competent); Middle Temple Terence Fitzgerald Scholarship.
Leisure
Golf, any sport, scuba diving and travel.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Michael Walker – 1 Crown Office Row, Brighton ‘Michael is incredibly user-friendly and empathetic to the client’s needs. He is very approachable and explains complex issues in a simple way. He also assists with strategy and options to achieve the best possible outcome for clients in often very difficult circumstances.’
The members of 1 Crown Office Row, Brighton are highly adept at advising individuals, companies and public authorities on a wide range of real estate litigation issues, including commercial and residential landlord and tenant matters. Simon Sinnatt is ‘a hugely knowledgeable and experienced practitioner in property litigation’. Of late, he successfully acted for an elderly respondent in a trust of land matter. Michael Walker, Paul Ashwell and Matthew Withers are the other key members of the team.