Sports, Arbitration & Competition Law Collide: A Summary of Recent ECJ Cases.
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Michael specialises predominantly in public law, local government, regulatory, sports law and sanctions, and accepts instructions in court work and written work across these areas. He regularly advises and represents government departments, local authorities, regulators, other public bodies, private entities and individuals.
Prior to joining Chambers, Michael worked as a lawyer at the Government Legal Department, where he undertook several roles as a litigator and advisory lawyer, advising policy officials and ministers on a range of government functions and public law litigation. His role included a posting to HM Treasury advising the department on the development and implementation of financial and counter-terror sanctions, an area in which he now regularly gives advice to individuals and entities.
Michael’s prior experience in government means he has developed a broad expertise in public law issues, in particular how they relate to the functions of public bodies, policy development and law-making, and is well-versed in providing risk-based legal advice to senior policy officials and ministers on matters of the utmost sensitivity. He also gained substantial experience in both the litigation and risk-management of judicial review claims, and has appeared as counsel in applications for judicial review.
Michael is therefore well equipped to accept instructions in matters which directly or indirectly engage public law issues, on behalf of individuals, organisations, central or local government. He is regularly instructed as off-panel counsel on behalf of various government bodies.
Michael is presently instructed as Second Junior Counsel to a major public inquiry. As a government lawyer Michael also served as a legal advisor to a statutory inquiry, giving him a thorough working knowledge of the evidential and procedural aspects of public inquiries.
Michael accepts instructions on behalf of local authorities on issues of public law and human rights, equality, education, health and social care, environmental and planning law, public procurement, data protection and freedom of information, and election law.
Michael's local government practice includes frequently appearing in the Court of Protection, where he acts in the full range of proceedings, including adult health and social care, deprivation of liberty applications, mental capacity, medical treatment and best interests applications.
Whilst working in government, Michael was posted as a lawyer at the (then) Department for Communities and Local Government, advising on building safety policy and the Hackitt Review of Building Regulations in the aftermath of the Grenfell fire.
Whilst posted at HM Treasury, where Michael advised the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) on many of the operational aspects of financial and counter-terror sanctions. He also advised the department more widely on the policy aspects of sanctions, and assisted in the drafting and progression through Parliament of sanctions legislation, both in the context of implementing EU sanctions obligations and preparing the UK’s autonomous sanctions regimes for implementation post-EU Exit.
Michael regularly advises individuals and entities, including financial institutions, on the full spectrum of sanctions issues, including sanctions risk, licensing and designation challenges.
Michael holds a Masters degree in Sports Law and Practice, and is equipped to provide advice and representation to athletes, players, teams and governing bodies on the full range of sporting issues, including eligibility and selection, anti-doping, safeguarding, governance and contractual disputes.
Michael’s Masters thesis analysed the legal remedies available to athletes and players sanctioned for exercising their right to free speech, and he is well versed in advising on the intersection between legal rights and sporting regulation.
Michael is a member of the Sports Resolutions pro bono panel.
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Sports, Arbitration & Competition Law Collide: A Summary of Recent ECJ Cases.