Gatehouse Chambers

Commercial Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring, Property, Costs and Litigation Funding, Mediation

Michael is a commercial, insolvency and costs barrister. He is also a CEDR-accredited mediator.

He has been described by instructing solicitors as a ‘thorough, careful and unflappable’ advocate who is ‘easily approachable' and ‘very efficient in meeting particularly tight deadlines', and whose level of preparation is ‘outstanding’. He regularly appears in both the High Court and the County Court.

He recently acted (led by David Lewis KC) on behalf of the successful party following a multi-week, multi-million pound High Court trial premised on unlawful means conspiracy and constructive trust, at both the trial stage (SU Consultancy Ltd v Singh & Ors [2024] EWHC 1596 (Comm) and at the consequentials stage ([2025] EWHC 564 (Comm)).

Michael is also a contributor to Insurance Broking Practice and the Law (edited by CMS Cameron McKenna) and Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance (Sweet & Maxwell).

Michael previously studied Mandarin Chinese for a year in Beijing, achieving HSK Level 4. He intends to make use of Mandarin in his legal practice.

Chinese (Mandarin)

Outside of work, Michael enjoys riding motorcycles on track, boxing, diving and languages.