Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Personal injury
Leading silk1is incredibly bright, super confident and very persuasive. His pleadings are deliberate, potent and well crafted. A confident orator who holds attention.‘


Michael’s main area of practice arises from claims where historic exposure to any bodily insult is argued to have led to late-onset sequelae. Predominantly this arises in respect of asbestos exposure leading to the contraction of cancer but there are few toxic agents which he has not encountered in litigation.
University: Manchester LLB (Harry Street Tort Prize, Lawson Prize and Dauntsey Scholarship). Inner Temple (Major scholarship). Called in 1991 and took silk in 2009
Northern Circuit Medical Law Association. PIBA.