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Michael accepts instructions to advise generally or to appear in the Special Education Needs and Disability Tribunal for Claimants or Respondent local authority and private schools. He has particular experience and sensitivity in dealing with matters involving autism spectrum condition and sensory and auditory processing disorders.
Away from the Bar, Michael is currently researching and writing a book, contemplating strategies and coping techniques to support children, young people and parents / professionals with challenges arising out of neurodiversity and / or anxiety.
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Appointments & Memberships
- Personal Injury Bar Association
- London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association
- Employment Law Bar Association
- Advocate (Bar Pro Bono Unit) Volunteer Panel
- Gray’s Inn
Education & Qualifications
- Bar Professional Training Course (2017)
- LLB (Hons), First Class, University of Central Lancashire (2015)
Awards
- Routledge Prize for Outstanding Performance, Graduate Prize for Meritorious Performance
Previous Employment
Michael transferred to the Bar following a 20+ year career in sales and marketing.
Personal Interests
Michael is married with 3 sons and 1 grand-daughter, and lives in Sevenoaks, Kent.
When not working or travelling back to his native north to see his eldest son and granddaughter his spare time is spent trying – largely unsuccessfully – to maintain parity with his 14 year old’s science knowledge and his 13 year old’s football skills.