Profile

Michael is a Partner in Burnetts’ Dispute Resolution department.   After working in the City for 5 years, he joined Burnetts in 1973, becoming a Partner in 1978.

Although with long experience of building and civil engineering disputes and a longstanding member of the Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association, Michael concentrates now mainly on the wide range of contractual disputes, which arise in a commercial context, with building and civil engineering disputes being dealt with now by Burnetts' dedicated Construction unit.

In addition, however, Michael deals regularly with a wide variety of other civil disputes. His practice and experience extend, not only to commercial litigation and arbitration, but also to solution-finding by alternative dispute resolution, including especially mediation, to which he is enthusiastically committed as a particularly valuable and cost-effective means of resolving commercial disputes.

Michael has advised many commercial clients including Harrison & Hetherington, Carrs Milling Industries, Eddie Stobart, Thomas Armstrong, Mitchells Auction Company and Lloyds Motors as well as housing associations, local authorities, university and further education clients.