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Michael Douglas KC
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial, professional negligence and information technology fields.
Career
Qualified 1974, Gray’s Inn and Middle Temple; took silk 1997; former editor ‘Atkin’s Court Forms: Landlord and Tenant, Guarantee and Indemnity, Bailment, Distress’.
Languages
French, Spanish.
Memberships
PNBA; COMBAR; TECBAR; SCL; LCLBA.
Education
Oxford University (BA Jurisprudence).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > IT and telecoms (infrastructure and contracts)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Michael Douglas KC –4 Pump Court ‘Michael has an excellent brain and from the detail can articulate clear and convincing arguments not just in paperwork and in conference but thinking on his feet in court. He is an excellent advocate.
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Michael Douglas KC –4 Pump Court ‘Michael is a go-to KC for insurance professional negligence work. His advice is full of clarity and common sense.’
4 Pump Court is a leading professional negligence set with a strong line-up of silks and juniors who handle professional negligence cases in areas such as energy, construction, engineering, infrastructure, and information technology. Michael Douglas KC has strong experience concerning technology and construction-related professional negligence, while Nigel Tozzi KC acts primarily for defendants, with strong experience in acting for professional indemnity insurers. Tozzi KC represented the company that manages the former Olympic Stadium in Stratford in a claim against a Magic Circle law firm concerning the allegedly negligent drafting of an agreement concerning the use of the venue by West Ham United. Rachel Ansell KC specialises in high value and technically complex construction and engineering professional negligence cases – she currently acts on cases arising out of the Beetham Tower in Manchester concerning allegedly failed glazing units.