St John’s Chambers

Commercial , Insolvency, Professional Negligence, Real Estate, Tax, Wills & Trusts

Call : 2009

Michael is a commercial and chancery barrister specialising in:

• Wills, trusts, probate and inheritance (including private client taxation and TOLATA)
• Professional negligence in any of his areas of expertise including in relation to negligent tax advice
• Commercial and contractual disputes

Before coming to the Bar, Michael served as helicopter aircrew in the Royal Air Force for 6 years and as a police officer for 10 years. He was a solicitor in the law firm Burges Salmon LLP where he practised between 2002 and 2009.

St Brendan’s College, Bristol; University of Bristol (2001 LLB Hons, first class); University of the West of England (2002 LPC, distinction).

Owning, maintaining and riding classic motorcycles.