The 36 Group

Michael is a highly experienced and exceptional advocate renowned for his eloquent and persuasive advocacy. His calm and measured approach, combined with his pragmatic and strategic advice has led him to be consistently listed as a ’leading Silk’ in the legal 500 directory.

His practice includes defending and prosecuting in the most serious and complex of criminal cases, including murder, fraud, serious sexual offences, with a particular expertise in dealing with cases involving the analysis and understanding of complex medical evidence. Given his background in Clinical negligence and personal Injury matters, Michael Mather -Lees is skilled in interpreting complex medical evidence, which often gives him an advantage over his opponent .

He has extensive experience in ‘baby shaking cases’ and is a well known expert in this field, often invited to comment by the media on high profile cases.

He has achieved successful verdicts in his last 8 trials during 2024-2025, being 6 murders, a serious sexual abuse and an industrial scale drugs production, demonstrating his reliability as a dedicated and hard working Silk.

In addition, he has undertaken a substantial amount of regulatory work, as well acting in Courts Martial.

Michael is a highly experienced and exceptional advocate renowned for his eloquent and persuasive advocacy. His calm and measured approach, combined with his pragmatic and strategic advice has led him to be consistently listed as a ’leading Silk’ in the legal 500 directory.

His practice includes defending and prosecuting in the most serious and complex of criminal cases, including murder, fraud, serious sexual offences, with a particular expertise in dealing with cases involving the analysis and understanding of complex medical evidence. Given his background in Clinical negligence and personal Injury matters, Michael Mather -Lees is skilled in interpreting complex medical evidence, which often gives him an advantage over his opponent .

He has extensive experience in ‘baby shaking cases’ and is a well known expert in this field, often invited to comment by the media on high profile cases.

He has achieved successful verdicts in his last 8 trials during 2024-2025, being 6 murders, a serious sexual abuse and an industrial scale drugs production, demonstrating his reliability as a dedicated and hard working Silk.

In addition, he has undertaken a substantial amount of regulatory work, as well acting in Courts Martial.