Gatehouse Chambers

Construction; Property; Commercial.

Michael works across Gatehouse Chambers' core practice areas with a particular focus on professional liability, commercial and property law.

He is an experienced and confident advocate, who is frequently instructed in high value and complex disputes. He is comfortable being instructed as sole counsel or as part of a legal team.

Clients value Michael’s practical and focussed advice. In particular, they appreciate the value of his clear, strategic approach to litigation, which underpins the advice he gives.

Michael’s recent work includes being led in a boundary dispute in the High Court regarding unclear lease plans in Van Zyl & Anor v Walker-Smith [2025] EWHC 136.

Michael is an experienced mediator and welcomes instructions in his areas of expertise. He also has previous experience as a mediator in Australia.

Prior to working at the bar, Michael worked at an international law firm, where he was involved in a number of international arbitrations including disputes over major infrastructure projects and power plants.

Call: 2012

Professional Negligence Bar Association London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association Society of Construction Law

BPTC, City Law School LLB (Hons), University College London Santander Scholarship, City Law School Faculty Research Prize, UCL 8 New Square Prize for dissertation performance, UCL